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Biographical Note on Eugene A. Hessel
Biographical Note on José Rizal
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Eugene A. Hessel papers concerning José Rizal
Inclusive Dates: 1889-1970
Bulk Dates: 1964-1969
Collection Number: mssHesselpapers
Creator:
Hessel, Eugene A.
Extent:
Approximately 366 items in 3 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
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San Marino, California 91108
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Abstract: This collection chiefly contains the research papers of Presbyterian missionary Eugene A. Hessel (died 2007) on Filipino nationalist
José Rizal (1861-1896).
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Eugene A. Hessel papers concerning José Rizal, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Eugene A. Hessel, May 2007.
Biographical Note on Eugene A. Hessel
Eugene A. Hessel was a Presbyterian minister, seminary professor, and missionary in the Philippines (1947-1969). He was a
graduate of the San Francisco Theological Seminary. He died in 2007 in Pasadena, California.
Biographical Note on José Rizal
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, popularly known as José Rizal (1861-1896) was a Filipino nationalist at the
end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.
He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion in 1896.
Scope and Content
This collection chiefly contains research notes by Eugene A. Hessel, most concerning his studies of José Rizal. Also
included are letters, copies of articles, both by Hessel and others, newspaper clippings, printed ephemera, and some photographs.
The collection also includes a printed copy of Hessel's 1958 dissertation, "The Religious Thought of José Rizal: its context
and theological significance," presented to San Francisco Theological Seminary, and two drafts. There are also a few copies
of items written by José Rizal.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Hessel, Eugene A.
Rizal,José, 1861-1896
Subjects
Revolutionaries -- Philippines
Geographic Areas
Philippines -- History - 1812-1898
Genre
Articles -- United States -- 20th
century
Doctoral dissertations -- United States -- 20th
century
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century
Newspaper clippings -- United States -- 20th century
Research notes
