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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:

Bob Dalton's On the Bay menu, undated

 Item — Box 10
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-019
Scope and Contents

Bob Dalton's On the Bay. Newport Beach, California.

Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists steak and seafood. Includes attachment cards with specials, and a branded paper placemat.

Dates: undated

Brennan's menu, undated

 Item — Box 10
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-021
Scope and Contents

Brennan's menu. 417 Royal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Illustrated menu cover. Lists breakfast, lunch, and dinner items.

Dates: undated

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Restaurants 351
Menu design. 308
Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 292
Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 284
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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