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 3 Collections and/or Records:

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 It is presently a collection of historical documents, correspondence, photographs and ephemera relating to the governments, citizenship, and lands primarily of those tribes located in Oklahoma Indian Territory.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

John W. Shleppey collection, Undated

 Collection

Identifier: 1975-002

Scope and Contents

Because of the large amount of material, this collection has been divided into specific series: library; Outdoor Advertising Company archive; collection of the history of Native American peoples; John W. Shleppey artifacts; family papers; and miscellaneous collections

Dates: Undated

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

Postcard collection, Undated

 Collection

Identifier: 1500-033

Scope and Contents Consists of postcards collected from a variety of individuals including Lilah Lindsey, John W. Shleppey, and Richard Tenney. The collection is housed in 12 document boxes and is grouped into 7 categories: United States, American Indians, People (identified and unidentified), Transportation (airplanes, trains, automobiles, ships), Art and Artifacts, Greeting Cards and Business Advertisements, Foreign Countries, and oversize material.Postcards for the United States are grouped...

Dates: Undated

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

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Subject

Indians of North America. 2

Advertising 1

Alabama -- Coushatta Tribes of Texas 1

Apache Indians 1

Cayuga Indians. 1

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Cemeteries -- Oklahoma 1

Cherokee Indians -- Photographs. 1

Cherokee Indians. 1

Cherokee Language. 1

Cheyenne Indians. 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 -- Pictorial works. 1

Kickapoo Indians. 1

Kiowa Indians. 1

Koasati Indians. 1

Micmac Indians. 1

Missouri Indians. 1

Navajo Indians. 1

Ojibwa Indians. 1

Oklahoma -- History. 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 -- Indians of North America. 1

Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Postcard collection. 1

Stikeen River Indians. 1

United States -- Pictorial works. 1

Ute Indians. 1

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