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 715 Collections and/or Records:

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Southwest Waterways paper placemat

 Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-2-012

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Southwest Waterways paper placemat, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 2

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-2-012

Scope and Contents

Southwest Waterways "Arkansas River Navigation System - Power and Water for Tomorrow's Industry - Vacation Land for the Nation".

Paper placemat. Color illustrated. Features various dams and reservoirs in Northeastern Oklahoma and surrounding states. Copyrighted to the Tulsa Paper Company.

Dates: undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Special Steak Menu at The Empress

 Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-5-013

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Special Steak Menu at The Empress, undated

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 5

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-5-013

Dates: undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Sportsmen's Lodge

 Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-008

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Sportsmen's Lodge, undated

 Item — Box 10

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-008

Scope and Contents

Sportsmen's Lodge. 12833 Ventura Boulevard at Coldwater Canyon. Telephones: STanley 7-3035 and SUnset 1-6608.

Menu lists steaks, seafoods, wines, and other items.

Dates: undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Hospital Easter Dinner menu

 Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-2-017

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Hospital Easter Dinner menu, 1961-04-02

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 2

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-2-017

Scope and Contents St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Hospital, Seattle, Washington. Easter Sunday. Illustrated Easter card with menu printed inside. Menu lists chicken and other items. An attachment slip has handwritten instructions for a patient adhering to special diet orders, which coincide fairly well with the printed menu, but features fewer items. Sugar, creamer, butter are scratched out. Verso of the printed card indicates that it was designed and printed by Aatell and Jones, Inc. of...

Dates: 1961-04-02

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

Steve's Cocktail Menu

 Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-2-020

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Steve's Cocktail Menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 2

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-2-020

Scope and Contents

Steve's Cocktail Menu.

Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists specialty drinks, spirits, standard cocktails, and other drinks. Verso gives the history of "The Back Bar."

Dates: undated

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / John W. Shleppey collection, Undated / Sub-Collection 6 - John W. Shleppey artifacts / John W. Shleppey collection of restaurant menus and travel/advertising ephemera

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Additional filters:

Type

Archival Object 358

Digital Record 357

 

Subject

Restaurants 706

Menu design. 632

Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 577

Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 573

Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 250

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Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 77

Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 75

Restaurants -- Oklahoma 61

Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 60

Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 44

Restaurants -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Menu 42

Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 27

Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Menu 27

Hotels. 20

Hotels Advertising. 18

Restaurants -- Texas -- Dallas -- Menu 15

Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 14

Restaurants -- New York -- Menu 14

Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 14

Restaurants -- Oregon -- Portland -- Menu 13

Hotels -- History. 12

Restaurants -- Texas -- Houston -- Menu 12

Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 11

Restaurants -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Menu 11

Restaurants -- Missouri -- St. Louis -- Menu 7

Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 6

Space Needle Restaurant 6

Comic books, strips, etc. 4

Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 4

Restaurants -- Hawaii -- Menu 4

Restaurants -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Menu 4

Restaurants -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Menu 4

United States. Army -- Officers. 4

Restaurants -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Menus 3

Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Bellevue -- Menu 3

Cruise ships -- Mediterranean Region. 2

Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 2

Restaurants -- Alaska -- Menu 2

Restaurants -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Menus. 2

Restaurants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Menu 2

Restaurants -- Washington, D.C. -- Menus. 2

Seattle World's Fair (1962). 2

United States -- Maps. 2

Aeronautics 1

Hotels -- California -- Los Angeles 1

Radio advertising. 1

Restaurants -- Mexico -- Menu 1

Tourism -- Marketing. 1

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