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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.

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Erhebung des Geistes zu Gott, approximately 1831

 Item
Identifier: 1500-001-12
Scope and Contents

Elevation of the Spirit to God: Handwritten religious volume with frontis piece, additional handwritten notes, and tipped in material. Binding stamped F.H.-1831.

Dates: approximately 1831

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