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B.L. Engineering, Inc. archive

 Collection
Identifier: 0504

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Scope and Content

Collection contains the archives of the civil engineering firm B.L. Engineering, Inc. These files include project files, project specifications and standards, financial records, correspondence, bills, and contracts. Also included in this collection are 32 boxes with oversized technical drawings and plans of many of the firm's projects.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969 - 1998

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Historical Note

B.L. Engineering, Inc., was founded in 1969 by Carlos Sebastian Lorente (owner), and partners Thomas Buenafe and Walter Gregory. The firm was a civil engineering consulting firm that did work for a number of architectural firms, engineers and government agencies. In the 1970s, the firm did a significant amount of work for the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of the City of Los Angeles. Many of their projects were for educational institutions, but they also consulted on the construction of churches, bus maintenance facilities, and civic centers. The firm was dissolved after the death of Lorente in 1993.

Extent

39.25 Linear Feet (42 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The B.L. Engineering Inc. archive contains the papers of the civil engineering firm B.L. Engineering, Inc., including contracts, project files, financial records, plans and drawings. The firm, founded in 1969 and owned by the Cuban American Carlos Sebastian Lorente, worked on projects throughout Los Angeles and the region.

Acquisition

Donated to the Boeckmann Center by USC alumna Yolanda Lorente between 1995 and 2011.

Processing Information

The files in this collection retain their original titles but have been rehoused and rearranged.

Title
Finding aid of the B.L. Engineering, Inc. archive
Status
Completed
Author
Rebecca Hirsch, Barbara Robinson and Vivian Yan
Date
2011 September
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.

Revision Statements

  • 2012 October: Finding aid updated and inventory of boxes 11-42 with the rolled drawings and plans completed by Barbara Robinson
  • 2023 January: Finding aid updated by Marissa Chavez & Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated to merge materials from 5107 into this collection.

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States