WAUIosifStefanPH2016_052.xmlGuide to the Stefan Iosif Family Photograph and Ephemera Collection circa 1860s-circa 1950sIosif (Stefan) Family Photograph and Ephemera CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2016 (Last modified: 11/27/2017)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH2016-052Iosif, Stefan O. (Stefan Octavian), 1875-1913Stefan Iosif family photograph and ephemera collectioncirca 1860s-circa 1950sPhotographs, postcards and ephemera ( 1 box)Collection materials are in English.Photographs, postcards and ephemera of a Romanian Poet and Translator and his descendents

Ştefan Octavian Iosif (September 11, 1875– June 22, 1913) was a Romanian poet and translator. He was born in Braşov, Transylvania (part of Austria-Hungary at the time). He studied in his native town and in Sibiu before completing his education in Paris. He met Dimitrie Anghel who became a close friend. Anghel, Iosif, and Emil Garleanu created the Romanian Writer's Society in 1909. His friendshiip with Anghel came to an end when they fell in love with the same woman, Natalia Negru. She married Iosif but divorced him to marry Anghel. Iosif died in 1913 at age 37 after having a stroke.

Photographs, postcards and ephemera (including passports and travel documents) relating to the Romanian poet Stefan Iosif and his parents, siblings and descendents in Romania.

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Donor: Katherine A. Iosif April 23, 2015 (last surviving descendant of Stefan and Paraschiva Iosif)

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