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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 106 Collections and/or Records:

Monty's Cariboo Room placemat, undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-1-014
Scope and Contents

Monty's Cariboo Room, 1339 Richards Street, Vancouver B.C., Phone Pacific 6012. Green illustrations of western-themed items.

Mentions surf and turf, salads, and crab legs, and other barbecue items.

Dates: undated
Illustrated paper cocktail napkin.
Illustrated paper cocktail napkin.

Monty's Spare Ribs cocktail napkin, undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-1-015
Scope and Contents

Monty's Spare Ribs cocktail napkin. Vancouver, B.C. Black and red illustration of a longhorn steer head. Scalloped edges along two sides.

Dates: undated

Moon Temple postcard, undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-1-019
Scope and Contents

Moon Temple postcard. Photograph of a waitress holding a stack of menus in the dining room near diners.

Verso is blank. Gives the restaurant address. Walt Scarff Photography and Publication.

Dates: undated

Multnomah Falls Lodge placemat, undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-1-021
Scope and Contents

Multnomah Falls Lodge paper placemat. Scalloped edges. Illustrated in brown and green, with a map of the lodge's location, along with drawings of a covered wagon trek, a river boat, the Falls, and the Lodge.

Dates: undated

Norselander children's menu, undated

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-2-005
Scope and Contents

Children's menu in the shape of a Viking helmet. Printed in red and yellow. Elastic band so that children could wear it as a hat.

Lists dinner fare.

Dates: undated

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  • Subject: Souvenirs (Keepsakes). X

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Type
Archival Object 57
Digital Record 49
 
Subject
Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 97
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 93
Restaurants 83
Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 38
Menu design. 31