Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975

Person

Staff Only

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 14 Collections and/or Records:

Montmartre short menu

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-1-013

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

Montmartre short menu, undated

Item — Box 8, Folder: 1

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-1-013

Scope and Contents

Montmartre short menu, La Habana [Havana], Cuba. P y 23, Vedado La Habana. Red cord. Front cover is a photograph of the dining room surrounded by baroque illustration.

Abbreviated menu in English and Spanish, possibly a prixe fix meal, as it seems to comprise a full-course meal.

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

Tropicana Menu

Digital Image

Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-012