Anne Murray donates 40 years of memorabilia to the University of Toronto
TORONTO — Anne Murray’s decision to downsize led to some good news for her Toronto-based fans: the singer has donated 40 years’ worth of memorabilia that can now be viewed at the University of Toronto.
Packing up her Toronto home to move into a condo meant having to decide what to do with dozens of boxes of memorabilia, and the school convinced her to donate it rather than throw it away.
A makeshift storage room in her house was filled with shelves packed with albums, photos, press clippings, tour itineraries, videos from TV appearances, correspondence, and more, going back as far as when the 72-year-old singer was 18.
“It’s so comprehensive,” says Christina Stewart, assistant media archivist with the school’s Media Commons archives.