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 512 Collections and/or Records:
Hi there! You gotta be my valentine, undated
Hallmark Valentine card. Illustrated like a jungle. A cutout on the front shows the Hawaiian woman inside the card. Opening the card causes the woman to wiggle her hips. Interior reads "And you can't WIGGLE out of it!" "For John XO" is handwritten.
Hofbrau Haus lunch menu, undated
Hofbrau sandwiches menu, undated
Hofbrau Seattle menu, undated
"Hold your next business meeting here", undated; late 1950s?
"Hold your next board meeting out here... and watch the customers go buy!"
Illustration of a group of advertising executives holding a board meeting outside beneath a large billboard while a woman holding a shopping bag looks on.
Appears to be a page cut from a magazine, but no title or date is given.
Honey Hansen Travel Service, 1957-10-07
Honey Hansen Travel Service at Littler. 415 Union. Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Coupons for Mr. and Mrs. John Shleppey. Interior has a slip for the Universal Travel Directors directing the Baranof Hotel in Juneau, Alaska to give the Shleppeys a double room with bath, per Pan American request.
Hong Kong Cafe [green variant], undated
Hong Kong Cafe menu [yellow variant], undated
"Horrible Death", 1889-04-26
Article excised from the Grant County News, Special Edition, reporting on the execution of Patrick McGinnis for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Robert Lockwood.
Hotel Adolphus Dallas menu, 1953-01-20
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- 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 52
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 51
- Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 30
- Hotels Advertising. 25
- Hotels. 25
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma 25
- Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 21
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Menu 20
- Hotels -- History. 18
- Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 13
- Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Menu 13
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Dallas -- Menu 8
- Cherokee Indians. 7
- Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 7
- Restaurants -- New York -- Menu 7
- Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 7
- Cherokee Language. 6
- Palm Springs (Calif.) 6
- Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Oregon -- Portland -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Houston -- Menu 6
- Sales promotion -- United States. 5
- Alaska -- Description and travel 3
- Correspondence. 3
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- St. Louis -- Menu 3
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Bellevue -- Menu 3
- Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 3
- Space Needle Restaurant 3
- Advertising 2
- Comic books, strips, etc. 2
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 2
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 2
- Hotels -- California -- Los Angeles 2
- Palm Springs (Calif.) -- Maps. 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
- Advertising, Public service -- United States -- History 1
- Aeronautics 1
- Aeronautics -- Safety measures. 1
- All American Indian Days 1
- Arts and crafts 1
- Cattle trade -- West (U.S.). 1
- Cruise ships -- Mediterranean Region. 1
- Eureka (Calif.) 1
- Grand Canyon National Park (Agency : U.S.) 1
- Grant County (Or.) 1
- Hotels -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa 1
- Maps of the American West 1
- Mendenhall Glacier (Alaska). 1
- Natural gas. 1
- Nightclubs -- California -- Los Angeles 1
- Pacific Northwest. 1
- Pioneers -- Oklahoma. 1
- Radio advertising. 1
- Real estate agents -- California. 1
- Real estate agents. 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 (Wash.) 1
- Seattle World's Fair (1962). 1
- Sheridan (Wyo.). 1
- Tahlequah (Okla.) 1
- Travel agents 1
- Tulsa (Okla.) -- Photographs 1
- United States -- Maps. 1
- United States. Department of the Interior. 1
- United States. Government Printing Office 1 + ∧ less