Peyton Place Scrapbook

Archive

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

Peyton Place Scrapbook

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2013.18

Scope and Content

Scrapbook created by Doris Pitcher, librarian at Camden Public Library, Camden, Me., during the filming of Peyton Place in 1957, with other items added by later librarians. Based on a controversial novel of the same title by Grace Metalious, the film version of Peyton Place sparked controversy as well when 20th Century Fox attempted to secure a filming location. Camden became immersed in the movie, footage being filed the last two weeks of June in 1957, with approximately 500 townspeople involved as extras or stand-ins. Chiefly includes movie stills (1957), correspondence, and newspaper clippings (1957-1958) relating to the filming in Camden. Includes a map of filming locations in and around Camden.

Collection

Peyton Place Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2013.18

Source or Donor

Camden Public Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Scrapbook

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Album

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Motion picture industry, Motion picture posters, Motion picture premieres, Motion picture producers & directors, Motion picture production & direction, Motion pictures

Search Terms

Camden, Maine, Peyton Place

Archive Details

Creator

Camden Public Library Staff

Date(s) of Creation

1957 - 1991

Archive Size/Extent

.25 linear feet. Oversize

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1999

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

31896000950166

Location

Location

Container

WHC 2013.18 Scrapbook Peyton Place 1957-

Shelf

Shelf 2

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 4

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Apr 20, 2018

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Moran Status Date: 2015-03-27

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 22, 2013

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 26, 2025