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:
Ivar's Clam Digger Room [blue variant], undated
Ivar's Clam Digger Room [later yellow variant], undated
Ivar's Clam Digger Room [yellow variant], undated
Ivar's Deep-Sea Divers children's menu, undated
J. Diets to J.W. Shleppey, 1961-04-27
Handwritten and signed letter from J. [Diets] to J.W. Shleppey regarding photographs from a display.
J. W. Shleppey to Florida Historical Society, 1959-08-04
Carbon copy typed letter from John W. Shleppey to the Florida Historical Society (Gainesville, Florida) requesting copies of the Florida Historical Quarterly.
J. W. Shleppey to Florida Historical Society, 1959-09-07
Carbon copy typed letter from John W. Shleppey to the Florida Historical Society (Gainesville, Florida) requesting copies of the Florida Historical Quarterly.
J. W. Shleppey to Florida Historical Society, 1959-09-30
Carbon copy typed letter from John W. Shleppey to the Florida Historical Society (Gainesville, Florida) requesting copies of the Florida Historical Quarterly.
Jim Saine's Restaurant menu, undated
John Franco's Hidden Harbor dinner menu, 1957-10
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- Restaurants 351
- 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