Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975

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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 53 Collections and/or Records:

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Grand Hotel resort brochure, undated

Item — Box 9, Folder: 5

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-5-004

Scope and Contents

Grand Hotel. Point Clear, Alabama. Brochure advertising facilities of the resort. Color photographs.

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

Illustrated page.

"Hold your next business meeting here"

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-001

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

"Hold your next business meeting here", undated; late 1950s?

Item — Box 10

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-001

Scope and Contents

"Hold your next board meeting out here... and watch the customers go buy!"

Illustration of a group of advertising executives holding a board meeting outside beneath a large billboard while a woman holding a shopping bag looks on.

Appears to be a page cut from a magazine, but no title or date is given.

Dates: undated; late 1950s?

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

Hotel Adolphus postcard

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-003

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

Hotel Bel-Air brochure

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-004

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

Illustrated card.

Hotel Statler laundry and valet services card

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-010

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

Hotel Statler laundry and valet services card, undated

Item — Box 7, Folder: 3

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-010

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

Hotel Statler New York drink list, undated

Item — Box 7, Folder: 3

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-016

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

Hotel Statler Popular Requests

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-015

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

Hotel Statler Popular Requests, undated

Item — Box 7, Folder: 3

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-015

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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