The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Peter Cummings describes what it's like to work with Max Fisher.
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, chairman of the board of directors, speaking at the United Brands Co. Annual Meeting in 1976.
Max Fisher and Zalman Shazar
Tribute to Max Fisher
Left to Right: Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph L. Hudson, Robert E. McCabe, Max M. Fisher, A. Alfred Taubman
"Detroit Renaissance: A Decade of Progress and A Commitment to the Future," 1981 address by Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Board, Detroit Renaissance, Inc.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
The Detroit Riots of 1967
Edsel Ford claims the name Max Fisher is synonymous with the city of Detroit.
1994 National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony program showing Peter Golden and Mary Fisher as guest speakers.
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
Max Fisher in meetings with President Ford and staff in the White House in the spring of 1975.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
Gerald Ford recalls Max Fisher's effective fundraising.