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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:

Top of the Sorrento menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-008
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: undated

Trader Vic's menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-011
Scope and Contents

Trader Vic's at The Bayshore Inn. Vancouver, Canada.

Illustrated menu cover. Extensive menu listing tiki drinks, cocktails, and other spirits, along with Chinese and Polynesian inspired food.

Item includes room service menu and materials related to the Bayshore Hotel, as well as table cards from Trader Vic's.

Dates: undated

Tropicana Menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-012

Twin Oaks menu, 1945-11-07

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-013
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1945-11-07

Untitled Dinner Dance Menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 5
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-5-010
Scope and Contents

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?

Dates: undated

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Digital Record 324
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Restaurants 627
Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 577
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Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 237
Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 55