Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Chickasaw Nation Supreme Court minutes, 1886-1901

 Item

Identifier: E99.C55- C55-1886-+Ovrsz

Content Description

Supreme Court minutes and docket, Tishomingo C.N. From 1856 until Oklahoma statehood in 1907, the Chickasaw nation's capitol was in Tishomingo (now Tishomingo, Oklahoma.)

Dates: 1886 - 1901

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Indians of North America historical manuscripts and documents, 1724-1981

 Collection

Identifier: 1975-006

Scope and Contents This artificial collection was brought together initially as the the old American Indian Law and History Collection from miscellaneous acquisitions that had accrued over twenty years of collecting. Later the collection's scope was broadened somewhat and the title was changed. It is presently a collection of historical documents, correspondence, photographs and ephemera relating to the governments, citizenship, and lands primarily of those tribes located in Oklahoma Indian Territory. The...

Dates: 1724 - 1981

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

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Alabama -- Coushatta Tribes of Texas 1

Apache Indians 1

Cayuga Indians. 1

Cemeteries -- Oklahoma 1

Cherokee Indians -- Photographs. 1

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Cherokee Indians. 1

Cherokee Language. 1

Cheyenne Indians. 1

Chickasaw Indians -- History -- Sources 1

Chickasaw Indians -- Photographs. 1

Chickasaw Indians. 1

Chinook Indians. 1

Choctaw Indians -- Photographs. 1

Choctaw Indians. 1

Creek Indians -- Photographs 1

Creek Indians. 1

Creek Language. 1

Crow Indians. 1

Dakota Indians. 1

Delaware Indians. 1

Fox Indians. 1

Hopi Indians. 1

Indians of North America -- Languages -- Bibliography. 1

Indians of North America. 1

Kickapoo Indians. 1

Kiowa Indians. 1

Koasati Indians. 1

Micmac Indians. 1

Missouri Indians. 1

Navajo Indians. 1

Ojibwa Indians. 1

Omaha Indians. 1

Osage Indians. 1

Oto Indians. 1

Pawnee Indians. 1

Ponca Indians. 1

Quapaw Indians. 1

Salish Indians. 1

Sauk Indians. 1

Seminole Indians. 1

Seneca Indians. 1

Shawnee Indians. 1

Shoshoni Indians. 1

Siouan Indians. 1

Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Chickasaw Nation Supreme Court minutes 1

Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Indians of North America. 1

Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- John W. Shleppey collection 1

Stikeen River Indians. 1

Ute Indians. 1

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