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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 512 Collections and/or Records:

Pelican's Roost drinks list, 1956

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-4-004
Scope and Contents Pelican's Roost. Verso of the photo-postcard indicates that this was a bar or lounge located in the Jordan Marsh department store in Miami, Florida. Cover illustration shows a pelican balancing bottles on its beak. Menu lists spirits, cocktails, beers, wines, and other drinks. Photo-postcard shows the outside of Jordan Marsh Department Store. Date on this resource record has been extrapolated from the postcard's description of the store as brand new; the location...
Dates: 1956

Pierre's [first variant], undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-4-005
Scope and Contents

Pierre's, 2201 South Harvard. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Color illustrated cover.

Menu lists steaks, salads, and Lebanese dinners. This item has been determined to be an earlier variant based on prices.

Dates: undated

Pierre's [second variant], undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-4-006
Scope and Contents

Pierre's. 2201 South Harvard. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Color illustrated cover.

Menu lists steaks, broiler meals, and Lebanese dinners. This item has been determined to be a later variant based on food prices.

Dates: undated

Pizza Pete souvenir menu, undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-4-007
Scope and Contents

Pizza Pete - The Eating Treat. Color illustrated cover. Lists 6 locations with phone numbers in the Seattle area.

Menu lists pizza options, specialties, Italian sandwiches, and spaghetti.

Dates: undated

Point Clear Pleasure Map, undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-4-011
Scope and Contents

Vellum map with a hand-illustrated image of the area near Mobile Bay, Alabama. Includes various hotels, cottages, distances toward the Gulf, Pensacola, and Panama City.

Dates: undated

Postcard of Carlisle Indians at Devil's Den, Battlefield of Gettysburg, 1921-03-21

 Item
Identifier: 1975-006-3-miscellaneous-104
Scope and Contents

A postcard depicting a large group of Native American students as well as some of their white teachers at an outing.


On the reverse in pencil is a handwritten note from one "Ernie" to "Mrs. Frank Gardner".


The cancelled stamp has been removed.

Dates: Usage: 1921-03-21

Postmarked Envelope , 1957-03-09

 Item — Box 9: [Barcode: A000023243330], Folder: 11
Identifier: 1975.006.5.Miscellaneous.001b
Scope and Contents

Postmarked envelope attached to 1975.006.5.Miscellaneous.001a.

Envelope addressed to John W. Shleppey.

Dates: 1957-03-09

Powers Twin Teepees dinner menu, undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-4-012
Scope and Contents

Powers Twin Teepees, 7201 Aurora Avenue, Seattle, Washington.

Cover is illustrated with cartoonish stereotypes of Native Americans.

Menu lists sandwiches, seafood, and steaks. An attachment page dated for "Monday" lists the dinner menu, including shrimp cocktails and typical meat dishes.

Dates: undated

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Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 292
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Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 125
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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
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