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Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975

 Person

biographical statement

Tulsa area businessman and collector who owned and operated Shleppey Outdoor Advertising. Later he owned a bookstore in Seattle. He was a lifelong acquirer of things, beginning when he was a child before 1920. His extensive collection of books, artifacts, and papers was bequeathed to the University of Tulsa by the Shleppey family following his death in September 1975.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Frank J. Bonawit Oklahoma oil well documents, 1944-1954

 Collection
Identifier: 1975-002-8-1
Scope and Contents

Consists of oil well production logs, well analysis reports, drilling reports, radioactivity logs, and related correspondence for oil wells leased or owned and operated by Frank J. Bonawit, Tulsa, Oklahoma during the mid-1940s through mid-1950s.

Dates: 1944 - 1954

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  • Type: Collection X
  • Subject: Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Bonawit, Frank J. X