Alice Smith's letter to Robert Cormier 11 March 1989
Alice Smith responds to Cormier's talk at the New York Public Library about his book <em>Fade</em>. She describes sharing the book with co-workers at her library and with middle school students.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
11 March 1989
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/28">Letter from Robert Cormier to Alice Smith 26 March 1989</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper and 3 x 5 glossy photograph
English
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Student project on <em>I Am the Cheese</em>
Becky Mitchell and Andrea Babcock's letter and attached class poems, illustrations of book quotes, and reader's theatre script and props list inspired by <em>I Am the Cheese</em>.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
5 March 1996
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Brett Rock and Mark Reeves' letter to school committee members
Two freshmen students write to the school committee defending <em>The Chocolate War</em>, refuting its power to incite students to challenge their parents and teachers. They ask the committee to trust in their students' judgment. The letter is signed by 38 other students.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
13 September 1975
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Clare Duddy's letter to Robert Cormier 14 Sept. 1997
Clare's pleas to Cormier to continue writing novels to save her from banal young adult literature.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
14 Sept. 1997
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/2">Robert Cormier's reply to Clare Duddy 11 Oct. 1997</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Teens praising Cormier's novels
Quotes from teen readers.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Debbie Denzer's letter to Robert Cormier 22 April 1994
Debbie Denzer shares her story of being fired for sharing a book about witchcraft with a student writing a paper on the topic. She admits her own disappointment in herself for previously dodging teaching Cormier's book for fear of falling into trouble.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
22 April 1994
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/42">Letter from Robert Cormier to Debbie Denzer 25 February 1983</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Deborah Fones' letter to Robert Cormier 26 September 1986
Fones writes to Cormier concerned that the suicide scene in <em>Beyond the Chocolate War</em> could be damaging to teenagers.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
26 September 1986
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/46">Letter from Robert Cormier to Deborah Fones 14 December 1986</a>
JPG, blue stationary, single sided
English
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Dee Richardson's article "A High School Senior Meets Robert Cormier"
Richardson recounts a student's journal entries on <em>The Chocolate War</em> as he worked on a paper on censorship of Cormier's work. The article includes portions of Paul's letter to Cormier and Cormier's complete response. Richardson closes on the importance of literature as a tool to connect people.
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<em>Oklahoma English Journal: A Publication of the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English</em> Fall 1997 Volume 12, Number 1. Issue titled "YA and Children's Literature"
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Fall 1997
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
17 x 11 paper staple bound, 8.5 x 11 pages
English
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Dee Richardson's Letter to Robert Cormier 10 June 1995
English teacher, Dee Richardson, shares a letter and essay a student wrote for Cormier.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
10 June 1995
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/47">Dee Richardson's article "A High School Senior Meets Robert Cormier"</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Symposium poster
A promotional poster for the Robert Cormier: Censorship and Intolerance Symposium held at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library on Thursday, October 1st from 12-5 EST
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Elise Takehana
Oct. 1, 2015
Elise Takehana
11 x 17 glossy poster
English
Summary Handout of Symposium Program
A summary program for the Robert Cormier: Censorship and Intolerance Symposium held at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library on Thursday, October 1st from 12-5 EST
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Elise Takehana
Oct. 1, 2015
Elise Takehana
8.5 x 11 glossy paper
English
Symposium Program
This full program was distributed at the October 1, 2015 symposium at Fitchburg State's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library. Included are the schedule of events; biographies of panelists, speakers, and organizers; list and map of library displays; schedule of related programming; acknowledgments; and descriptions of digital collections.
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Elise Takehana
1 October 2015
Elise Takehana
PDF, 11x17 staple bound
English
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<em>Accent</em> news article "For the Author, It Feels Like a Personal Insult"
<em>The Worcester Telegraph</em> article discusses censorship attempts of Cormier's novels and Cormier's response to how censors work.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
3 July 1982
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, newsprint
English
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Gary Sanderson's letter to Robert Cormier 4 May 1999
Gary, a 13-year-old seventh-grader, shares his feelings about <em>Fade</em>, Paul's powers, and his relief that he is not Catholic.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
4 May 1999
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/53">Letter from Robert Cormier to Gary Sanderson 28 May 1999</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Gloria's letter and poem to Robert Cormier 3 March 1988
Gloria introduces her poem to Cormier and shares her aspiration to be a professional writer. Included is a poem she wrote based on <em>I Am the Cheese</em>.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
23 March 1988
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/55">Gloria's letter to Robert Cormier 23 April 1988</a>
JPG, onion skin
English
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