Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975
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:
Point Clear Pleasure Map
Point Clear Pleasure Map, undated
Vellum map with a hand-illustrated image of the area near Mobile Bay, Alabama. Includes various hotels, cottages, distances toward the Gulf, Pensacola, and Panama City.
"Princess Mary" Restaurant Vessel paper Christmas-themed placemat
"Princess Mary" Restaurant Vessel paper placemat
"Princess Mary" Restaurant Vessel paper placemat, 1958
"Princess Mary" Restaurant Vessel. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Illustrated paper placemat in red and blue ink. Has an image of the restaurant vessel. Also has a poem, "A Gallant Lady" by J.B. Ball. A small cartoon character has a speech bubble that says "I'm Century Sam, and I'm rollin' out the old red carpet!" At the bottom, the placemat says VISIT B.C. IN '58 FOR THE CELEBRATION OF A CENTURY
Rickey's Red Chimney postcard, undated
Rickey's Red Chimney Restaurant postcard.
Recto illustration features a color lithograph of people in a shopping mall outside of Rickey's. Verso is the mailing side. "Red Chimney - San Francisco" has been circled in pencil, and the words "STONESTOWN SHOPPING CENTER" have been written in pencil.
Robinwood Souvenir Menu, undated
Robinwood Souvenir Menu [business card variant], undated
Robinwood Souvenir Menu. Business card sized. See the other Robinwood Souvenir Menu entry for details about location.
Menu lists steak and seafood options, along with tabouli (a Lebanese dish that happens to be popular in Oklahoma).
Sakura-Masa-Mune booklet
Sakura-Masa-Mune booklet, 1955-08
Sakura-Masa-Mune. Purveyor to The Imperial Household. Yamamura Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. Uezaki-cho, Kobe, Japan.
Illustrated cover, illustrated pages throughout. Contains description of sake brewing, with sake cocktail recipes within.
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