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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 573 Collections and/or Records:

Scandia menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-1-008
Scope and Contents

Scandia menu. Hollywood, California. Cover illustration is credited to Hakon Mielche, a Danish journalist, and dated 1953.

Menu lists Scandinavian and steak dinners. Menu is a combination of mass-printed text and handwritten menu items and prices.

Dates: undated

Schimmel Room Service menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-1-009
Scope and Contents

Schimmel Room Service menu. Hotel Lassen, Wichita, Kansas.

Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists steaks, breakfast, seafood, salads, etc.

Dates: undated

Sea Fare menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-1-010
Scope and Contents

Sea Fare Restaurant "Specializing in World Famous Seafoods". Foot Kingston West End - Mooring Basin. Astoria, Oregon.

Illustrated menu cover. Lists seafood and steaks. Includes a lunch menu attachment page. Includes a paper placemat found inside. Verso indicates that this was printed by VC Menus in Eastland, Texas.

Dates: undated

Seattle Town and Country Club menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1.9-1-012
Scope and Contents

Seattle Town and Country Club.

Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists seafoods and steaks, along with other menu items. Includes a gold foil matchbook branded to the restaurant. No matches have been used.

Dates: undated

Seattle World's Fair Spanish Village Menu, 1962

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1.9-1-013
Scope and Contents

Seattle World's Fair Spanish Village Menu.

Illustrated cover. Verso has autographs, probably from the Spanish entertainers and workers in this section of the Fair.

Menu lists Spanish dishes and alcohol for sale.

Dates: 1962

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Archival Object 292
Digital Record 281
 
Subject
Restaurants 572
Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 542
Menu design. 542
Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 238
Restaurants -- Oklahoma 44