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 358 Collections and/or Records:
Bal Masque menu, mid-1950s
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-004
Bali Hai menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-003
Bernstein's clam chowder order form, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-010
Bernstein's Fish Grotto menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-008
Bernstein's Fish Grotto paper placemat, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-012
Bernstein's Fish Grotto souvenir postcard, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-011
Bernstein's wine list, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-009
Biltmore Garden Grill menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-015
Bimbo's 365 Club menu, 1957-10-23
Item — Box 10
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-017
Scope and Contents
Bimbo's 365 Club. 1025 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California. "Original home of the world famous Girl in the Fish Bowl as featured in Life Magazine." Apparently this was a gimmick unique to the restaurant. A series of projectors and mirrors would broadcast the live image of a nude woman, called "Dolphina," into a fishbowl at the restaurant entrance so that she appeared to be six inches tall and swimming in the aquarium. The woman was actually a model resting on a sofa in the basement of...
Dates:
1957-10-23
Bishop's menu, 1961-07-07
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.0-6-2-016
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Restaurants 351
- Menu design. 308
- Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 292
- Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 284
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 125
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 44
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 42
- Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 30
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma 25
- Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 21
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Menu 20
- Hotels. 13
- Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 13
- Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Menu 13
- Hotels Advertising. 12
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Dallas -- Menu 8
- Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 7
- Restaurants -- New York -- Menu 7
- Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 7
- Hotels -- History. 6
- Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Oregon -- Portland -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Houston -- Menu 6
- Restaurants -- Missouri -- St. Louis -- Menu 3
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Bellevue -- Menu 3
- Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 3
- Space Needle Restaurant 3
- Comic books, strips, etc. 2
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 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
- Aeronautics 1
- Cruise ships -- Mediterranean Region. 1
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 1
- Radio advertising. 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 World's Fair (1962). 1
- United States -- Maps. 1 + ∧ less
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