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 918 Collections and/or Records:
Clark's Restaurants menu, undated
Close-up portrait of Montoya, 1935
Close-up view of the Mexican cowboy in Taos, New Mexico; pictured astride his horse, with one leg crossed over the saddle; inscribed and signed by Montoya. Inscription reads: "'El Solitario' en el 'Rancho de la Puerta del Sol'. Atilano Montoya."
Cocoanut Grove postcard, undated
College Inn Porterhouse
College Inn Porterhouse, 1950
College Inn Porterhouse. In the Hotel Sherman. Chicago, Illinois. Inspired by Ernest Byfield.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists various steak and country-style menu items.
Connors' Corner
Connors' Corner, undated
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- Archival Object 512
- Digital Record 394
- Collection 9
- Unprocessed Material 3
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- Restaurants 706
- Menu design. 632
- Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 577
- Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 573
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 250
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 97
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 93
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma 61
- Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 60
- Hotels Advertising. 47
- Hotels. 47
- Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 44
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Menu 42
- Hotels -- History. 39
- Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 27
- Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Menu 27
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Dallas -- Menu 15
- Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 14
- Restaurants -- New York -- Menu 14
- Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 14
- Restaurants -- Oregon -- Portland -- Menu 13
- Palm Springs (Calif.) 12
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Houston -- Menu 12
- Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 11
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Menu 11
- Sales promotion -- United States. 10
- Cherokee Indians. 8
- Cherokee Language. 7
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- St. Louis -- Menu 7
- Alaska -- Description and travel 6
- Correspondence. 6
- Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 6
- Space Needle Restaurant 6
- Advertising 5
- Comic books, strips, etc. 4
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 4
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 4
- Hotels -- California -- Los Angeles 4
- Palm Springs (Calif.) -- Maps. 4
- Restaurants -- Hawaii -- Menu 4
- Restaurants -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Menu 4
- Restaurants -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Menu 4
- United States. Army -- Officers. 4
- Restaurants -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Menus 3
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Bellevue -- Menu 3
- Tourism -- Marketing. 3
- Advertising, Public service -- United States -- History 2
- Aeronautics -- Safety measures. 2
- Arts and crafts 2
- Cruise ships -- Mediterranean Region. 2
- Eureka (Calif.) 2
- Grand Canyon National Park (Agency : U.S.) 2
- Hotels -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa 2
- Indians of North America. 2
- Mendenhall Glacier (Alaska). 2
- Natural gas. 2
- Nightclubs -- California -- Los Angeles 2
- Pacific Northwest. 2
- Real estate agents -- California. 2
- Real estate agents. 2
- Restaurants -- Alaska -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Menus. 2
- Restaurants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Washington, D.C. -- Menus. 2
- Seattle (Wash.) 2
- Seattle World's Fair (1962). 2
- Travel agents 2
- Tulsa (Okla.) -- Photographs 2
- United States -- Maps. 2
- United States. Department of the Interior. 2
- United States. Government Printing Office 2
- Aeronautics 1
- Alabama -- Coushatta Tribes of Texas 1
- All American Indian Days 1
- Amateur films 1
- Apache Indians 1
- Book design. 1
- Catholic Church -- Doctrines. 1
- Cattle trade -- West (U.S.). 1
- Cayuga Indians. 1
- Cemeteries -- Oklahoma 1
- Cherokee Indians -- Photographs. 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
- Erotica -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 1
- Erotica -- United States. 1
- Fine books -- Specimens. 1
- Fox Indians. 1
- Grant County (Or.) 1 + ∧ less