Angela Gibson Records

Collection

Identifier: SC 679

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains two printed copies of articles written about Gibson and two newspaper clippings.

Dates

1926
1977

Creator

Gibson, Angela Murray, d. 1953. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.

Biography

Angela Murry Gibson was born June 29, 1878 in Fifeshire, Scotland. Her parents were Robert and Angela (Jenkins) Gibson. The family immigrated to the United States, first to Boston, Massachusetts, then St. Paul, Minnesota before finally settling in Casselton, North Dakota. Gibson stayed in Fargo, North Dakota with family while her father worked. She graduated from North Dakota Agricultural College in 1898 with a bachelor’s in domestic science. She was NDAC’s first female graduate. Gibson would go on to perform in shows with a Scottish harp in the U.S. and Canada which gained the notice of movie actress and director, Mary Pickford. Pickford had Gibson work on a movie as an adviser and assistant director. She would then go on to attend Columbia University in New York City, New York to study filmmaking. She then went on to establish Gibson Studios in Casselton, North Dakota with assistance from her sister and mother. She completed two film documentaries but due to the Great Depression, she was forced to turn the studio into a dance studio. Angela Gibson contracted tuberculosis and eventually died October 22, 1953.

Extent

4 Items (4 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Articles and newspaper clippings on her movie career. Includes some of her film titles: Arrested for Life, The Birth of a Scandal, The Ice Ticket, and Aunt Tabitha.