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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Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Gerald Ford discusses Max Fisher's effectiveness.
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
Agreement for the Reconstitution of the Jewish Agency of Israel
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Moshe Arad, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
Special Consultant to the President on Voluntary Action
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
Max Fisher, chairman of the board of directors, speaking at the United Brands Co. Annual Meeting in 1976.
Renaissance Center
Al Taubman talks about the key to Max's ability to raise funds.
Left to Right: Dan Lavin, Art Howard, Max Fisher, Abe Green, John Leerie, and Joseph Holtzman take a break for lunch during the 1956 Allied Jewish Campaign.
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.