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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Special Consultant to the President on Voluntary Action
Bar-Ilan Degree
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Max Fisher's biographer, Peter Golden, details Fisher's extensive experience as a highly successful fundraiser.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Robert Aronson on Max Fisher's fundraising prowess.
"Believe in a brighter future for Detroit" article
Max Fisher speaking in a UJA fundraising video about the need to support Jewish people around the world.
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Detroit Renaissance Resolution of Appreciation Award
Max M. Fisher prepares to accept the National Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee in 1994.
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.
Groundbreaking for Renaissance Center
Max Fisher with Richard Nixon in the White House