Otto L. Hein Papers
Scope and Contents
Otto L. Hein papers include correspondence and photographs documenting the career of this soldier, military attache at European courts, commandant at West Point (1897-1901), and author of "Memories of Long Ago" (1925), an autobiography. Included in the collection is an account of Custer's actions at the Little Big Horn, written by an officer on the scene shortly before and after the battle, as well as letters from such notables as Theodore Roosevelt, Douglas MacArthur, and officer-author Charles S. King.
Dates
- Creation: 1873 - 1930
Creator
- Hein, O.L. (Otto Louis), 1847- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical Note
Otto L. Hein (1847-1933) was an American military officer who served as Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York from 1897 to 1901. He was born in Georgetown in Washington, DC. He studied for a time at Georgetown College, and he later graduated from West Point in 1870.
During his military career, Hein engaged in warfare against Native Americans in the American West, including the conflict against the Apache tribes from 1873 to 1875.
While Hein was Commandant of Cadets at West Point, the academy established a new Catholic chapel in 1897 where his youngest son was confirmed ("New York Times" 6/11/1900).
Otto L. Hein died in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1933. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
[Source: "Washington Post" obituary, 7/27/1933.]
Extent
0.75 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Herbert R. Hein, Jr., 1986.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nancy Fallgren
- Date
- 1987
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2025-05: John Zarrillo edited the finding aid for DACS-compliance, updated the collection's Scope and Contents note, and added box 2 to the finding aid.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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