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:
Maison Blanc dinner menu, undated
Maison Blanc dinner menu. Black menu cover, no illustrations, with faded mauve cord.
Includes wine lists. No city indicated.
Marine Room dinner menu, 1958-08-25
Marine Room dinner menu. Teal illustrated cover with midcentury illustrations of seahorses.
Dinner menu describes surf and turf style dinners, illustrated with midcentury clipart of fish. Lists desserts and wines. Inner flap describes the Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington.
Marine Room luncheon menu, 1958-08-25
Marine Room lunch menu. Teal green illustrated cover with midcentury silhouettes of seahorses. Dark green cord.
Lists specialties and entrees of the day. Verso describes The Olympic Western Hotel in Seattle, Washington.
Maurice's drinks menu - "A votre sante", undated
Maurice's drinks list. Illustrated cover. Park Royal, West Vancouver.
Lists aperitifs, table wines, cocktails, and after dinner drinks.
Maurice's Restaurant business card, undated
Maurice's Restaurant business card. Park Royal, West Vancouver, British Columbia. Telephone WAlnut 2-4311.
Verso is a photograph of a dining room and fireplace.
Milton F. Kreis lunch menu, 1956-11-21
Milton F. Kreis luncheon a la carte menu. Illustrated cover depicting locations in the state of California next to a plate, knife, and fork.
Lists breakfast items, chef's specials, sandwiches, Chinese food, and steaks. Verso lists desserts and sodas. Lunch suggestions are listed on a removable card with the day's date in November, but the rest of the menu was printed on 1956-10-29, per the bottom left corner.
Ming's Famous Chinese Foods liquor and wine list, undated
Ming's Restaurant Ltd. Famous Chinese Food, MU 3-4722. 147 E. Pender St. Vancouver 4, B.C.
Green cover with red lettering.
Lists liquor, cocktails, wines, and other spirits.
Ming's menu, 1957?
Mme. Savary's RamorOaks dinner menu, undated
Mme. Savary's RamorOaks. 3435 El Camino Real, Atherton, California. Telephone EMerson 6-5347.
Cover is illustration of a tree. Lists house specialties, table d'hote dinners, wines, etc.
Monseigneur La Habana dinner menu, undated
Monseigneur La Habana menu. White cover with gold detailing.
Lists wines and dinner items in Spanish and English.
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