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 577 Collections and/or Records:
Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu, 1956-04
Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu. Medford, Oregon.
Illustrated menu cover. Breakfast menu items listed. Lower left corner inside gives numbers that may indicate this was printed in 4-56.
Top of the Inn menu
Top of the Inn menu, undated
Top of the Inn. Seattle, Washington.
Illustrated cover. Menu lists wines, dinner items, and desserts. Verso indicates that P.R. Hart and Company Inc., printed this item in Seattle, Washington.
Top of the Sorrento menu
Top of the Sorrento menu, undated
Top of the Sorrento. Sorrento Hotel, Terry and Madison - Seattle, Washington. MAin 2-6400.
Illustrated menu cut to be shaped like a cable car or trolley filled with characters dressed in 1890s-era clothing. Menu lists steak dinners.
Twin Oaks menu
Twin Oaks menu, 1945-11-07
Twin Oaks. 1337 South Boston. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Illustrated menu cover is a hand-drawn map of Tulsa. Menu lists dinner items and a la carte options. Date is hand-written in pencil.
Untitled Dinner Dance Menu
Untitled Dinner Dance Menu, undated
Recto has an illustration of a Mexican woman dressed in traditional dance outfit, with men drinking Carta Blanca beer. Verso has a "Dinner Dance Menu" that includes steaks and a Mexican dish. Possibly from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair?
Untitled Mother's Day Dinner
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