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
Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Congratulatory letter from President Bill Clinton to Max Fisher for receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Honorary Doctorate
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Detroit Councilman Kenneth Cockrel, who opposed city tax breaks for the development of Riverfront
A personal letter from Secretary of State George Shultz.
Abba Eban dinner
Congratulatory letter from Henry Kissinger to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Michigan Senate 80th Birthday Honors
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Edsel Ford explains why his father, Henry, liked Max Fisher.
Congratulatory letter from Dick Cheney to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.