Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975

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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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Range country book list, 1941

Item

Identifier: 1981.008.3

Scope and Contents

A book title list, with synopsis, of various books dealing with the cattle range and range life.

Dates: 1941

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / General historical manuscripts, documents and photographs / Dobie, J. Frank

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Subject: Cattle trade -- West (U.S.). X