The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Congratulatory letter from George P. Shultz to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Milwaukee Journal article entitled "Detroit Refuses to Give Up" about the Detroit Renaissance.
Groundbreaking for Renaissance Center
Peter Cummings explains why Max Fisher is such an effective fund-raiser.
A photograph of the then four living presidents, signed by each, presented to Max Fisher in 1998, along with a personal letter from Gerald Ford.
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Letters congratulating Max Fisher on his 1971 "What Can We Do for Detroit?" speech.
Max M. Fisher at the Scopus Award Dinner with Alan E. Schwartz and President Gerald R. Ford.
The Detroit Riots of 1967
A personal letter from Secretary of State George Shultz.
Max with his daughter Mary at the American Jewish Committee's National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony.
Correspondence between Max M. Fisher and Judge Sherman C. Finesilver concerning the Rogers Plan.
Bar-Ilan Degree
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, on Fisher's role as conduit in deals between US and Israel.
Max Fisher in 1977
Congratulatory letter from Dick Cheney to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.