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:
Robinwood Souvenir Menu, undated
Robinwood Souvenir Menu [business card variant], undated
Robinwood Souvenir Menu. Business card sized. See the other Robinwood Souvenir Menu entry for details about location.
Menu lists steak and seafood options, along with tabouli (a Lebanese dish that happens to be popular in Oklahoma).
Rose's Highway Inn Menu, undated
Rose's Highway Inn. 26851 Pacific Highway So. Kent, Washington. Trinity 8277.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists steak and chicken dinners. Attachment card advertises seafood dinner. Verso gives address.
Rotisserie Frascati dinner menu, 1956-11-16
Rotisserie Frascati - A Belgian Restaurant. 9501 Wilshire Blvd. CR 5-9702.
Illustrated menu cover.
Lists daily specials, steak, sandwiches, etc.
Rotisserie Frascati luncheon menu, 1955-03-14
Rotisserie Frascati - A Belgian Restaurant. 9501 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, California. CRestview 5-9702.
Illustrated cover. Menu lists weekly specials, chef's specials for the day. The wine of the day and the evening's pianist are handwritten in red crayon. Recto has a penciled autograph from Lex Barker, the actor famous for portraying Tarzan in film.
Roy L. Morgan's Western Village Hotel menu, undated
Roy L. Morgan's Western Village Hotel. 11334 E. Admiral Place. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Illustrated menu. Cover has been amended to include the new owner's name and the apparent rebranding to not include the word "Inn." Menu is similar to the other Western Village menu, but the prices are slightly higher.
Ruby Chow's menu, undated
Ruby Chow's menu. Broadway and Jefferson, Seattle 4, Washington. MAin 6707.
Illustrated menu cover. Gold tassle. This menu is formatted to be read from the right-side cover to the left-side cover.
Cocktail list, description of Ruby and her husband, and Chinese dinners listed within.
R.V. Princess Mary menu, 1960-12-24
R.V. Princess Mary menu. S.S. Princess Mary was removed from active service in 1952 and turned into the R.V. Princess Mary, a floating restaurant in British Columbia.
Menu is illustrated inside and out with nautical themed images. The inside is signed by Gord Stevenson. Menu items include seafood, and an attachment card lists the captain's suggestions.
Sage's Coffee Shop breakfast menu, undated; possibly 1957-09?
Sage's Complete Markets - Coffee Shops. San Bernardino - Riverside - Del Rosa.
Illustrated cover. Lists breakfast menu items inside. Lower left inside has a series of printer's numbers, possibly indicating that this was printed in September 1957.
Verso says that this was color lithographed in the United States.
"Sailor" Dick Trout's Petroleum Inn menu, undated
"Sailor" Dick Trout's Petroleum Inn. 4616 East Admiral Place. Phone 8-3766, 8-0226.
Illustrated cover. Menu lists steak and chicken items.
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