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.
Found in 358 Collections and/or Records:
A. Sabella's Fish Grotto menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-010
Abner Wheeler House menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-002
Acapulco menu, 1962-06-25
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-003
Alioto's menu, post-1958
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-005
Alki Homestead menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-004
An Oklahoman's Map of U.S.A. placemat, undated
Item — Box 8, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-3-004
Scope and Contents
Paper placemat. Hand-drawn illustration of Oklahoma taking up the entire space of the United States' square mileage, with humorous names given to neighborhing states. "Per un-reliable researchers 2296 A.D."
Copyright Winart P.O. Box 992 Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Dates:
undated
Apache Circle menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-006
Art Louie's Restaurant Seattle's Chinatown wine list, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-009
Baker Hotel Coffee Shop menu [Fish variant], undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-002
Baker Hotel Coffee Shop menu [Rooster variant], undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-001
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Restaurants 351
- Menu design. 308
- Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 292
- Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 284
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 125
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 44
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 42
- Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 30
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma 25
- Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 21
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Menu 20
- Hotels. 13
- Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 13
- Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Menu 13
- Hotels Advertising. 12
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Dallas -- Menu 8
- Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 7
- Restaurants -- New York -- Menu 7
- Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 7
- Hotels -- History. 6
- Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Oregon -- Portland -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Houston -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- St. Louis -- Menu 3
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Bellevue -- Menu 3
- Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 3
- Space Needle Restaurant 3
- Comic books, strips, etc. 2
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 2
- Restaurants -- Hawaii -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Menus 2
- United States. Army -- Officers. 2
- Aeronautics 1
- Cruise ships -- Mediterranean Region. 1
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 1
- Radio advertising. 1
- Restaurants -- Alaska -- Menu 1
- Restaurants -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Menus. 1
- Restaurants -- Mexico -- Menu 1
- Restaurants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Menu 1
- Restaurants -- Washington, D.C. -- Menus. 1
- Seattle World's Fair (1962). 1
- United States -- Maps. 1 + ∧ less
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