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 75 Collections and/or Records:
Photograph of Lawry's restaurant
Photograph of Lawry's restaurant, undated
Photograph of Lawry's restaurant [larger print]
Photograph of Lawry's restaurant [larger print], undated
Rickey's Red Chimney postcard, undated
Rickey's Red Chimney Restaurant postcard.
Recto illustration features a color lithograph of people in a shopping mall outside of Rickey's. Verso is the mailing side. "Red Chimney - San Francisco" has been circled in pencil, and the words "STONESTOWN SHOPPING CENTER" have been written in pencil.
Robinwood Souvenir Menu, undated
Robinwood Souvenir Menu [business card variant], undated
Robinwood Souvenir Menu. Business card sized. See the other Robinwood Souvenir Menu entry for details about location.
Menu lists steak and seafood options, along with tabouli (a Lebanese dish that happens to be popular in Oklahoma).
Seattle World's Fair Spanish Village Menu
Southwest Waterways paper placemat
Southwest Waterways paper placemat, undated
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.
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- Archival Object 44
- Digital Record 31
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- Restaurants 72
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 66
- Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 38
- Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 26
- Menu design. 26
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 23
- Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 13
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma 10
- Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 3
- Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 3
- Restaurants -- Alaska -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Dallas -- Menu 2
- United States -- Maps. 2
- Comic books, strips, etc. 1
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 1
- Hotels -- California -- Los Angeles 1
- Hotels -- History. 1
- Restaurants -- Oregon -- Portland -- Menu 1
- Seattle World's Fair (1962). 1
- Tourism -- Marketing. 1 + ∧ less