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.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Cocoanut Grove postcard

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-3-013

Dates: undated

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

Hotel Bel-Air brochure

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-004

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

Hotel Bel-Air brochure, undated

Item — Box 7, Folder: 3

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-004

Dates: undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

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