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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Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.
Congratulatory letter from President Gerald Ford to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Congratulatory letter from President Ronald Reagan to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
1960 UJA Overseas Report
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
Max Fisher addressing the final session of the Founding Assembly
Max Fisher's retirement speech from United Brands
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
The original New Detroit committee. Max Fisher is in the second row, far left.
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 1984, Max Fisher wrote an article for the Detroit Free Press titled "Believe in a brighter future for Detroit."
Congratulatory letter from President George H.W. Bush to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max Fisher, Yigal Allon and Yosef Tekoah