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 715 Collections and/or Records:
An Oklahoman's Map of U.S.A. placemat
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-3-004
An Oklahoman's Map of U.S.A. placemat, undated
Item — Box 8, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-3-004
Scope and Contents
Paper placemat. Hand-drawn illustration of Oklahoma taking up the entire space of the United States' square mileage, with humorous names given to neighborhing states. "Per un-reliable researchers 2296 A.D."
Copyright Winart P.O. Box 992 Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Dates:
undated
Apache Circle menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-006
Art Louie's Restaurant Seattle's Chinatown wine list
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-009
Dates:
undated
Art Louie's Restaurant Seattle's Chinatown wine list, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-009
Baker Hotel Coffee Shop menu [Fish variant]
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-002
Baker Hotel Coffee Shop menu [Fish variant], undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-002
Baker Hotel Coffee Shop menu [Rooster variant]
Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-001
Dates:
undated
Baker Hotel Coffee Shop menu [Rooster variant], undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-2-001
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- Menu design. 632
- Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 577
- Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 573
- Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 250
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 77
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 75
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma 61
- Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 60
- Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 44
- Restaurants -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Menu 42
- Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 27
- Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Menu 27
- Hotels. 20
- Hotels Advertising. 18
- Restaurants -- Texas -- Dallas -- Menu 15
- Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 14
- Restaurants -- New York -- Menu 14
- Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 14
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- Hotels -- History. 12
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- Restaurants -- Missouri -- St. Louis -- Menu 7
- Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 6
- Space Needle Restaurant 6
- Comic books, strips, etc. 4
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 4
- Restaurants -- Hawaii -- Menu 4
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- United States. Army -- Officers. 4
- Restaurants -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Menus 3
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- Cruise ships -- Mediterranean Region. 2
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 2
- Restaurants -- Alaska -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Menus. 2
- Restaurants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Menu 2
- Restaurants -- Washington, D.C. -- Menus. 2
- Seattle World's Fair (1962). 2
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- Aeronautics 1
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