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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Congratulatory letter from President Ronald Reagan to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Bill Berman describes Max Fisher's belief that consensus was not "the middle ground," but the process of getting a group to all reach the right decision.
Clips from 1969 articles highlighting Max Fisher's appointment as a Special Advisor to President Nixon.
Anti-Defamation League Honors
Max Fisher speaking to the General Assembly in Philadelphia in 1976.
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young and President Jimmy Carter
Max Fisher, chairman of the board of directors, speaking at the United Brands Co. Annual Meeting in 1976.
Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation Dedication
Letter to President George H.W. Bush the Chairmen of the National Jewish Coalition.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
New Detroit article
Max Fisher and  Zalman Shazar
United Jewish Appeal V-E Day Commemorative Medal
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
Congratulatory letter from Israeli President Ezer Weizman to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.