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 632 Collections and/or Records:
Bernstein's wine list, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-009
Biltmore Garden Grill menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-015
Bimbo's 365 Club menu
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-017
Bimbo's 365 Club menu, 1957-10-23
Item — Box 10
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-017
Scope and Contents
Bimbo's 365 Club. 1025 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California. "Original home of the world famous Girl in the Fish Bowl as featured in Life Magazine." Apparently this was a gimmick unique to the restaurant. A series of projectors and mirrors would broadcast the live image of a nude woman, called "Dolphina," into a fishbowl at the restaurant entrance so that she appeared to be six inches tall and swimming in the aquarium. The woman was actually a model resting on a sofa in the basement of...
Dates:
1957-10-23
Bishop's menu, 1961-07-07
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.0-6-2-016
Black Ball Line special a la carte menu
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-017
Dates:
undated
Black Ball Line special a la carte menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-017
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- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 26
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- Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 25
- Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 14
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- Hotels. 9
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- Hotels Advertising. 7
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- Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 5
- Space Needle Restaurant 5
- Comic books, strips, etc. 4
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 4
- Hotels -- History. 4
- Restaurants -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Menu 4
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- United States. Army -- Officers. 4
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- Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 2
- Restaurants -- Alaska -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Menus 2
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- Restaurants -- Washington, D.C. -- Menus. 2
- Seattle World's Fair (1962). 2
- Aeronautics 1
- Radio advertising. 1
- Restaurants -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Menus. 1
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