Rough typescript on father's death
Cormier describes being driven to write by strong feelings.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
May (year unknown)
Elise Takehana and Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Freewrite on a writer's connection to characters
A rough typescript of Robert Cormier's speech on living through his characters.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana and Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Letter from Robert Cormier to Sheila 28 May 1983
Cormier speaks to his motives for writing and its basis in emotion.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
28 May 1983
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, onion skin
English
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Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART II
In these drafts, Robert Cormier mines his memories of childhood to articulate the inspirations for his dark books.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/22">Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART I</a>, <a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/48">Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART III</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Letter from Robert Cormier to Fabio Coen DRAFT
Robert Cormier thanks Fabio Coen for his comments and describes the revisions he made to <em>The Chocolate War</em>.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
24 June 1973
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/24">Letter from Robert Cormier to Fabio Coen 24 June 1973</a>, <a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/26">The Chocolate War removed chapter</a>
JGP, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Robert Cormier's drafts of his chapter on censorship
Assorted draft pages of Cormier's chapter on censorship later included in his essay "A Book Is Not a House: The Human Side of Censorship."
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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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Letter from Robert Cormier to Joseph Sepesy 5 December 1988
Cormier describes how Jerry was his most significant challenge in writing <em>Beyond the Chocolate War</em>. He also talks about his tentative work on a potential third novel.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
5 December 1988
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/39">Joseph Sepesy's letter and term paper sent to Robert Cormier</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Letter from Robert Cormier to Deborah Fones 14 December 1986
This incomplete document includes Cormier's explanation for why a writer cannot consider a reader's response while writing because it risks producing bland work.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
14 December 1986
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/45">Deborah Fones' letter to Robert Cormier 26 September 1986</a>
8.5 x 11 onion skin
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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Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART III
Cormier describes the difference between St. Celicia's Parochial School and the public May A. Gallagher Junior High School. He mentions the novelty of racial diversity and his crush on Jean Spettigue. He also talks about his passion for music and singing. Other pages mention a conference talk on memory and the role of emotion in his writing.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/23">Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART II</a>, <a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/22">Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART I</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Emotion in writing typescript
Cormier writes about how different emotional revelations drove him to write <em>The Chocolate War</em>, <em>I Am the Cheese</em>, and <em>Fade</em> and how crucial emotion is to the success of his writing.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Letter from Robert Cormier to Gary Sanderson 28 May 1999
Cormier describes his use of similes and metaphors and the effect fictionalization has on his real-life sources of inspiration.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
28 May 1999
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/52">Gary Sanderson's letter to Robert Cormier 4 May 1999</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Letter from Robert Cormier to Gloria 4 April 1988
Cormier shares brief feedback on Gloria's <em>I Am the Cheese </em>poem.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
4 April 1988
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/56">Gloria's letter to Robert Cormier 23 April 1988</a>
Lined notepad 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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Janet Mitzner's letter to Robert Cormier 3 February 1978
Janet, a doctoral candidate, writes Cormier with a number of questions about <em>I Am the Cheese.</em> One question is about the reference to "The Farmer in the Dell." Janet also proposes several questions regarding potential plot holes in the Farmer family's relationship with the government.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
3 February 1978
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/59">Robert Cormier's letter to Janet Mitzner</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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