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B.L. Engineering, Inc. archive
Collection
Identifier: 0504
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.
Dates:
1969 - 1998
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Cuban California archive
Collection
Identifier: 0503
Abstract
This archive contains materials documenting the contributions of individuals, families and organizations within the Cuban community of California. The materials in this artificial collection reflect Cuban American life and culture in California chiefly from the 1950s to early 2000s.
Dates:
1900 - 2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Los Angeles city directories
Collection
Identifier: 0235
Abstract
City directories are among the most important sources of information about urban areas and their inhabitants. They provide personal and professional information about a city's residents as well as information about its business, civic, social, religious, charitable, and literary institutions. A typical city directory provides a listing of residents, streets, businesses, organizations or institutions, giving their location in a city.The collection consists of 78 bound volumes of...
Dates:
1886 - 1953
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Henry Zenas Osborne Los Angeles billheads collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7073
Abstract
A collection of more than 80 billheads from a variety of turn of the last century Los Angeles businesses, ranging from Newberry's grocery store to the Los Angeles Tent and Awning Company. All the billheads are made out to Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923). Henry Zenas Osborne and his wife Helen resided at 740 S. Hope Street in Los Angeles, and most of the billheads are associated with hosehold expenses. Osborne, originally from New York, moved first to California in 1878, and subsequently to...
Dates:
1894-1916; Majority of material found in 1897-1901
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections