The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

The Resource Center provides access to a database of photos, video clips, letters, documents, newspaper articles, awards and other archival material. There are several user-friendly ways to search the Resource Center. The “Quick Search” field above offers a keyword search for those who know what they are looking for. Searches can also be filtered by Topic and Type from the pull-down menus to the right. Click on any item on this screen to see more detailed information. On each detail page, click on the Related Resources for additional items of related interest.

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Teaching Resources contain lesson plans focused on Max Fisher's four key values: Wisdom, Generosity, Service, and Leadership. Lessons include individual and group activities and trigger questions for further thought.

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Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Peter Cummings remembers Max Fisher's leadership and commitment to Detroit, and on his loyalty to people and causes.
Bob McCabe explains how the Ren Cen was a catalyst for revitalizing Detroit.
Max Fisher with Henry Kissinger in the White House. Signed, "To Max Fisher - With the affection and admiration of his friend - Henry A. Kissinger."
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.
1960 UJA Overseas Report
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Jewish Statesmanship Award
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.
In the Fall of 1971, Henry Ford undertook the largest single building venture in Detroit’s history. The project was the Renaissance Center, also known as “RenCen.”
Letter to President George H.W. Bush the Chairmen of the National Jewish Coalition.
Congratulatory letter from Henry Kissinger to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Agreement for the Reconstitution of the Jewish Agency of Israel
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.
Edsel Ford explains why his father, Henry, liked Max Fisher.
Groundbreaking on the Riverfront Apartments