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:
The Red Carpet [second variation], undated
The Red Carpet, A Clark Restaurant. Research determines the location to be Seattle, Washington.
Menu cover illustration is a heraldic trumpeter.
Menu lists seafood and steak options, salads, wines, etc. This item has been determined to be a later variant based on food prices. Otherwise the design remained the same.
The Red Carpet [third variation], undated
The Red Carpet, A Clark Restaurant. Research indicates the location is Seattle, Washington.
Menu cover illustration is of a heraldic trumpeter.
Menu lists steak and seafood dinners, salads, wines, etc. This item has been determined to be a later variation based on food prices.
The Rio Room Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres [first variation], undated
The Rio Room Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres list. The Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, Washington.
Cover illustration in color. Lists appetizers and a fixed dinner menu. Verso has a black and white photograph of the Ember Room on the third floor of the Athletic Club.
The Rio Room Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres [second variation], undated
The Rio Room Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres. The Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, Washington.
Cover is illustrated. Menu lists appetizers and a short dinner menu. Interior design is slightly different from the first variation—internal pages and text are larger.
The Rio Room Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres [third variation], undated
The Rio Room Appetizers and Hors d'oeuvres. The Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, Washington.
Menu cover is illustrated. Menu lists appetizers and a short dinner menu. This item appears to be an undamaged copy of the second variation, without any aging to the adhesive tape holding the pages inside.
The Shamrock Club Night menu, undated
The Shamrock Club Night. Illustrated menu cover. Menu indicates a cover charge for dinner, dancing, and a floor show. Menu lists "Lone Star" dinner, along with cocktails and wines.
The Shamrock Hilton Menu, undated
The Shamrock Hilton Menu.
Photo-illustrated cover. Inside lists breakfast suggestions and a la carte options. Verso indicates that this was color lithographed in the United States.
The Shamrock Room Service Breakfast Menu, undated
The Shamrock Room Service Breakfast Menu. Good morning!
Illustrated cover. Menu lists a la carte options and breakfast suggestions. A blank comment card is inside, ready to be sent to the General Manager. Verso gives instructions for ordering tomorrow's breakfast tonight.
The Sherman Chicago Coffee Shop breakfast menu, undated
The Sherman Chicago Coffee Shop menu.
Illustrated menu cover of a cow kicking a kerosene lamp while an old woman in the background reacts, holding a donut and a cup of coffee. Presumably this is Mrs. O'Leary and her cow from the apocryphal story as to the cause of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Menu lists breakfast suggestions and a la carte options.
The Sherman Room Service A La Carte menu, undated
The Sherman Room Service A La Carte Menu.
Menu cover gives a list of suggested rooms and locations to visit, including the Pump Room, The Buttery, Beau Nash Club (men only at lunch—women are "invited" for cocktails and dinner from 4:07p.m.), The Parade, The Bath, and Sarah Siddons Walk. List also mentions the Ambassador Hotel on State Street, located in Chicago, Illinois.
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