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 31 Collections and/or Records:
Norselander children's menu
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-2-005
Norselander children's menu, undated
Item — Box 8, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-2-005
Scope and Contents
Children's menu in the shape of a Viking helmet. Printed in red and yellow. Elastic band so that children could wear it as a hat.
Lists dinner fare.
Dates:
undated
Pelican's Roost drinks list, 1956
Item — Box 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-4-004
Scope and Contents
Pelican's Roost. Verso of the photo-postcard indicates that this was a bar or lounge located in the Jordan Marsh department store in Miami, Florida. Cover illustration shows a pelican balancing bottles on its beak. Menu lists spirits, cocktails, beers, wines, and other drinks. Photo-postcard shows the outside of Jordan Marsh Department Store. Date on this resource record has been extrapolated from the postcard's description of the store as brand new; the location...
Dates:
1956
"Princess Mary" Restaurant Vessel paper Christmas-themed placemat
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-5-020
Season's Greetings dinner napkin
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-5-019
Seattle World's Fair Spanish Village Menu
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1.9-1-013
The Charcoal Broiler in the Bubble Room in the Baranof Hotel in Juneau, Alaska
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-3-005
Dates:
1957-10-02
The Charcoal Broiler in the Bubble Room in the Baranof Hotel in Juneau, Alaska , 1957-10-02
Item — Box 6, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-3-005
The Eye of the Needle cocktail menu and panorama guide
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-5-019
The Eye of the Needle cocktail menu and panorama guide, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 5
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-5-019
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- Archival Object 17
- Digital Record 14
- Subject
- Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 26
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 26
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 25
- Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 20
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 13
- Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 5
- Restaurants -- Alaska -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 2
- Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 2
- Comic books, strips, etc. 1
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 1
- Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 1
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma 1
- Restaurants -- Oregon -- Portland -- Menu 1
- Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 1
- Seattle World's Fair (1962). 1 + ∧ less
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