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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Blighted urban housing in Detroit in the 1970s
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
Bar-Ilan Degree
Edsel Ford explains why his father, Henry, liked Max Fisher.
1990 letter from Max M. Fisher to Secretary of State Jim Baker concerning Middle East peace policy.
A personal letter from Secretary of State George Shultz.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Robert Aronson explains that Max Fisher could ask people for money effectively and get what he asked for.
Congratulatory letter from George P. Shultz to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation Dedication
Max and Marjorie Fisher with Henry Ford II and his wife, Christina, during a trip to Israel in 1972.
Left to Right: Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph L. Hudson, Robert E. McCabe, Max M. Fisher, A. Alfred Taubman
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Groundbreaking for Renaissance Center
Gerald Ford recalls Max Fisher's effective fundraising.
United Jewish Appeal V-E Day Commemorative Medal