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 573 Collections and/or Records:
Marine Room luncheon menu, 1958-08-25
Marine Room lunch menu. Teal green illustrated cover with midcentury silhouettes of seahorses. Dark green cord.
Lists specialties and entrees of the day. Verso describes The Olympic Western Hotel in Seattle, Washington.
Maurice's drinks menu - "A votre sante", undated
Maurice's drinks list. Illustrated cover. Park Royal, West Vancouver.
Lists aperitifs, table wines, cocktails, and after dinner drinks.
Milton F. Kreis lunch menu
Milton F. Kreis lunch menu, 1956-11-21
Milton F. Kreis luncheon a la carte menu. Illustrated cover depicting locations in the state of California next to a plate, knife, and fork.
Lists breakfast items, chef's specials, sandwiches, Chinese food, and steaks. Verso lists desserts and sodas. Lunch suggestions are listed on a removable card with the day's date in November, but the rest of the menu was printed on 1956-10-29, per the bottom left corner.
Ming's Famous Chinese Foods liquor and wine list, undated
Ming's Restaurant Ltd. Famous Chinese Food, MU 3-4722. 147 E. Pender St. Vancouver 4, B.C.
Green cover with red lettering.
Lists liquor, cocktails, wines, and other spirits.
Mme. Savary's RamorOaks dinner menu
Mme. Savary's RamorOaks dinner menu, undated
Mme. Savary's RamorOaks. 3435 El Camino Real, Atherton, California. Telephone EMerson 6-5347.
Cover is illustration of a tree. Lists house specialties, table d'hote dinners, wines, etc.
Monseigneur La Habana dinner menu, undated
Monseigneur La Habana menu. White cover with gold detailing.
Lists wines and dinner items in Spanish and English.
Montmartre dinner menu, undated
Montmartre dinner menu, La Habana [Havana], Cuba. Red cord. Front cover is photograph of the dining room with a baroque illustration around the outside.
Lists chef's suggestions, extensive wine listings, and other offerings.
Moon Temple menu
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