The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Letters congratulating Max Fisher on his 1971 "What Can We Do for Detroit?" speech.
Henry Ford II presents a check to Max M. Fisher and the United Jewish Appeal.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
In 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
Henry Ford II speaks to a crowd of reporters and well-wishers at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Renaissance Center on a rainy day in Detroit.
Max Fisher's retirement speech from United Brands
Correspondence between Max M. Fisher and Judge Sherman C. Finesilver concerning the Rogers Plan.
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Max and Marjorie Fisher with Henry Ford II and his wife, Christina, during a trip to Israel in 1972.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
A handsome token of appreciation given to Max and Marjorie Fisher from the Jewish Federation of Detroit, of which Max Fisher was president from 1959 to 1964.
Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Max Fisher meeting with Richard Nixon and other leaders, including John Ehrlichman, William Rogers, Rabbi Hershel Schacter, and William Wxler, in the White House in 1970.
Max Fisher, Gerald Ford and other members of the UJA and the State Department signing the contract in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the State Dept. Building.
Congratulatory letter from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.