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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:

The Windsor Restaurant/Secret Harbor menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-4-020

Thunderbird Inn Restaurant menu, undated, 1957?

 Item — Box 10
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-10-005
Scope and Contents

Thunderbird Inn Restaurant. Other Oscar Giles Restaurants: Hidden Harbor and the Range, Adams Hotel - Phoenix.

Lists dinner items. Included is a paper placemat with illustrations and details of the Grand Canyon.

Dates: undated, 1957?

Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu, 1956-04

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-006
Scope and Contents

Top Notch Cafe breakfast menu. Medford, Oregon.

Illustrated menu cover. Breakfast menu items listed. Lower left corner inside gives numbers that may indicate this was printed in 4-56.

Dates: 1956-04

Top of the Inn menu, undated

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-9-3-007
Scope and Contents

Top of the Inn. Seattle, Washington.

Illustrated cover. Menu lists wines, dinner items, and desserts. Verso indicates that P.R. Hart and Company Inc., printed this item in Seattle, Washington.

Dates: undated

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

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Type
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