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:
Western Chicken House
Western Chicken House, undated
Western Chicken House. Highway 66 North. Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Lillian Westbrook, Owner.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists fried chicken dinners and other items, including seafood.
Western Hotels table card
Western Hotels table card, undated
Western Hotels. Illustrated table card advertising the Cafe Baron at the Multnomah Western Hotel of Portland, which was a medieval-themed lounge and restaurant. Verso advertises a cocktail themed to the medieval style.
Western Village Hotel-Inn menu
Western Village Hotel-Inn menu, undated
Western Village Hotel-Inn. 11334 E. Admiral Place. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists steak dinners.
Weston Court lunch menu
Weston Court lunch menu, 1939-02-08
Weston Court. Hotel New Weston. New York.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists specials and a la carte cold suggestions.
White Spot menu
White Spot menu, undated
White Spot menu. Various locations listed in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists hot and cold sandwiches. Verso describes the Wonderbird Legend.
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- 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
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- Hotels -- History. 39
- Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 27
- Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Menu 27
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- Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 14
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- Palm Springs (Calif.) 12
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- Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 11
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Menu 11
- Sales promotion -- United States. 10
- Cherokee Indians. 8
- Cherokee Language. 7
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- Alaska -- Description and travel 6
- Correspondence. 6
- Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 6
- Space Needle Restaurant 6
- Advertising 5
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- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 4
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 4
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- United States. Army -- Officers. 4
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- Tourism -- Marketing. 3
- Advertising, Public service -- United States -- History 2
- Aeronautics -- Safety measures. 2
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- Cruise ships -- Mediterranean Region. 2
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- 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
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- Alabama -- Coushatta Tribes of Texas 1
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- Amateur films 1
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- 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
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- 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