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 28 Collections and/or Records:
Skirvin Hotel Room Service breakfast menu, 1960-02
Skirvin Hotel Room Service. Good morning!
Illustrated menu card. Menu lists breakfast items and beverages. Lower left corner may indicate that this was designed in February 1960. Lower right corner indicates this was color lithographed in the United States.
Sooner Room advertisement board, undated
"U.S. Prime, Charcoaled Steaks await only your order and your pleasure... in the Sooner Room. Lobby, Skirvin Hotel - open 'til 10:00 p.m."
Cardboard table sign with a triangular folded stand on the verso.
The Burrard Motel, 1958
Combination motel check-in/check-out procedure booklet and restaurant menu.
The Sooner Room menu, undated
The Sooner Room. The Skirvin Hotels, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists steaks and seafood.
Thunderbird Restaurant brochure, undated, possibly 1957
Thunderbird Restaurant - Snoqualmie Summit Ski Area. "A new adventure! Summer or winter, ride the chair lift to gourmet dining a top a mountain, 46 miles from Seattle's Floating Bridge."
Brochure advertising the amenities and features of the restaurant atop a mountain. Also includes a bifold table card that discusses weather and how much architectural engineering and effort went into designing a working restaurant.
Warner Represented Distinguished Hotels, undated
Warner Represented Distinguished Hotels.
Multi-page booklet advertising hotels around the United States owned by this conglomerate group. Includes photograph illustrations of exteriors and describes amenities.
Welcome to Eureka California hospitality guide, 1958-08-07
Hospitality brochure printed in violet ink. Lists hotels and restaurants. Includes a postcard advertising the Ronel Motel.
Welcome to Tulsa Magazine, 1961-07-07 - 1961-07-14
Welcome to Tulsa Magazine - Official Publication of Tulsa Hotel Association. "Where to dine / Places to go / Special events."
Printed in black and red on the cover. Lists entertainment, meetings, places to stay.
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- Hotels. 24
- Hotels -- History. 17
- Restaurants 11
- Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 7
- Menu design. 7
- Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 7
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma 4
- Palm Springs (Calif.) 3
- Sales promotion -- United States. 3
- Advertising 2
- Advertising, Public service -- United States -- History 1
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- Radio advertising. 1
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