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:
Sakura-Masa-Mune booklet, 1955-08
Sakura-Masa-Mune. Purveyor to The Imperial Household. Yamamura Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. Uezaki-cho, Kobe, Japan.
Illustrated cover, illustrated pages throughout. Contains description of sake brewing, with sake cocktail recipes within.
Sampan Room menu [first variant], undated
Sampan Room in the heart of Seattle's Chinatown. Hongkong (sic) Chinese cuisine at its best.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists Chinese dishes in both English and Chinese.
Sampan Room menu [second variation], undated
Sampan Room in the heart of Seattle's Chinatown. Hongkong (sic) Chinese cuisine at its best.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists Chinese dishes in both English and Chinese.
San Jacinto Inn menu, undated
San Jacinto Inn menu. Located at the Historical San Jacinto Battleground, thirty minutes drive from Houston, Texas.
Illustrated interior with the winter dinner offering and summer dinner offering. Also includes an illustrated postcard with an image of the building.
Sandwich Boat menu, undated
Sandwich Boat. Unillustrated, no city or state listed. Menu has three sandwich items with sides and beverages. Plain text on a small card.
Scandia menu, undated
Scandia menu. Hollywood, California. Cover illustration is credited to Hakon Mielche, a Danish journalist, and dated 1953.
Menu lists Scandinavian and steak dinners. Menu is a combination of mass-printed text and handwritten menu items and prices.
Schimmel Room Service menu, undated
Schimmel Room Service menu. Hotel Lassen, Wichita, Kansas.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists steaks, breakfast, seafood, salads, etc.
Sea Fare menu, undated
Sea Fare Restaurant "Specializing in World Famous Seafoods". Foot Kingston West End - Mooring Basin. Astoria, Oregon.
Illustrated menu cover. Lists seafood and steaks. Includes a lunch menu attachment page. Includes a paper placemat found inside. Verso indicates that this was printed by VC Menus in Eastland, Texas.
Sea Foods Fish and Oyster Bar menu, undated
Sea Foods Fish and Oyster Bar. 766 Granville Street, Vancouver 2, B.C. Phone PAcific 6048.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists seafoods, soups, and salads. Includes a wine list. Includes an attachment card advertising lobster tails.
Season's Greetings dinner napkin, likely 1960-12-24
Generic paper napkin with no specific restaurant brandings. Was originally located with the R.V. Princess Mary materials, which date to Christmas 1960. Assumed to part of that grouping.
Color illustrated with a poinsettia and red candle.
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