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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Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
Congratulatory letter from Alexander Haig to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir
Congratulatory letter from Dick Cheney to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy (Chairman, General Motors), Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe (President, Detroit Renaissance), A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.
Damon Keith remembers Max Fisher's courage in standing against the Detroit Police Department after the Riots in 1967.
Special Consultant to the President on Voluntary Action
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Mary Fisher on Max's ability to find the solution.
Correspondence between Max M. Fisher and Judge Sherman C. Finesilver concerning the Rogers Plan.
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.
Max Fisher addressing the final session of the Founding Assembly
Groundbreaking on the Riverfront Apartments
Max Fisher with Marjorie, Jane Sherman, and others at the JAFI Assembly in 1990.
Chaim Weizmann Portrait