<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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<em>I Am the Cheese</em> in Leominster and Fitchburg, MA
12 photographs of Leominster and Fitchburg locales featured in <em>I Am the Cheese</em>.
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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<em>Publishers Weekly</em> feature article
This article features reflections of YA authors and publishers on the conflicts between young readers and adults on reading patterns and taste. Authors include Robert Cormier, Harry Mazer, Norma Klein, Roald Dahl, Daniel Keyes, and Judy Blume. Publishers include Richard Jackson, Phyllis Fogelman, and Stephen Roxburgh. These thoughts are excerpts from Mark West's anthology of interviews with these figures, titled, <em>Trust Your Children: Voices Against Censorship in Children's Literature</em>.
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
24 July 1987
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.3 x 11 paper
English
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<em>Sound Off</em> article on Barnstable High School students
Vanessa Parks collects quotes from Barnstable High School students as they respond to the school committee's decision to keep <em>The Chocolate War</em> on the assigned reading list.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG
English
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<em>TCW News</em> student project PART I
A student-produced newspaper in <em>The Chocolate War</em> universe.
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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/15">TCW News Student Project PART II</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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<em>TCW News</em> student project PART II
A student-produced newspaper in <em>The Chocolate War</em> universe.
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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/14">TCW News Student Project PART I</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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<em>The Chocolate War</em> in Leominster, MA
9 photographs of Leominster locales featured in <em>The Chocolate War.</em>
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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<em>The Chocolate War</em> removed chapter
This short chapter includes a scene of Archie formulating his revenge against Jerry.
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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/24">Letter from Robert Cormier to Fabio Coen 24 June 1973</a>, <a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/25">Letter from Robert Cormier to Fabio Coen 24 June 1973 DRAFT</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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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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Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART I
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/23">Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART II</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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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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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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Autobiographical sketch draft
This draft describes how Cormier shared a draft of <em>The Chocolate War</em> with his 15-year-old daughter to test Fabio Coen's idea that the excised chapter is unnecessary to the story. He then expresses his thanks for his network of supporters and family.
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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/26"><em>The ChocolateWar </em>Removed Chapter</a>
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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Candid photo of Robert Cormier and daughter
Cormier takes a break from reading to make silly faces at the camera with his daughter, Renée.
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, black and white photograph
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