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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 918 Collections and/or Records:

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 24
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.013b
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified people in traditional dress stand in a field. The man on the far right has a red shirt. The woman next to him wears a blue full length dress. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 24
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.014a
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified men and boys in traditional dress sit in a row. The third man from the left holds a round object (possibly a drum) with his right hand. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 24
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.014b
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified men and boys in traditional dress sit in a row. The third man from the left holds a round object (possibly a drum with his right hand). Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 24
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.015a
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified men and boys in traditional dress sit in a row. The fourth man from the left holds a large circular object in his lap. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 24
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.015b
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified men and boys in traditional dress sit in a row. The fourth man from the left holds a large circular object in his lap. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 24
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.016a
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified people in traditional dress stand in a field. A woman in a black skirt and a white blouse stands on the far left. Two girls in the center. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 24
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.016b
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified people in traditional dress stand in a field. A woman in a black skirt and a white blouse stands on the far left. Two girls in the center. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 25
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Uknown.028
Scope and Contents

A unidentified boy in traditional dress stands with his right hand behind his head. Three unidentified women stand behind him. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 25
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.037a
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified people in traditional dress stnd on a rooftop with a concrete railing. The Penn-Moore Supply Co. Building is behind them. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Unidentified People, Undated

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000023243224], Folder: 25
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Unknown.037b
Scope and Contents

A group of unidentified people in traditional dress stand on a rooftop with a concrete railing. The Penn-Moore Supply Co. Building is behind them. Taken at the Tulsa Indian Festival.

Dates: Undated

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 512
Digital Record 394
Collection 9
Unprocessed Material 3
 
Subject
Restaurants 706
Menu design. 632
Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 577
Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 573
Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 250
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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
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