Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975

Person

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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Seattle World's Fair Spanish Village Menu

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1.9-1-013

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

Seattle World's Fair Spanish Village Menu, 1962

Item — Box 9, Folder: 1

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1.9-1-013

Scope and Contents

Seattle World's Fair Spanish Village Menu.

Illustrated cover. Verso has autographs, probably from the Spanish entertainers and workers in this section of the Fair.

Menu lists Spanish dishes and alcohol for sale.

Dates: 1962

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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Subject: Seattle World's Fair (1962). X