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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Henry Ford II presents a check to Max M. Fisher and the United Jewish Appeal.
Left to Right: Max M. Fisher, Louis Hamburger, Edward C. Levy, Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Itzhak Rabin, and Samuel Hamburger during the Jewish Welfare Federation Pacesetters Meeting at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.
Max Fisher in front of the iconic Fisher Building in Detroit, and in his office on the 22nd floor.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's success in fundraising.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir
Special Consultant to the President on Voluntary Action
Max Fisher addressing the final session of the Founding Assembly
1961 United Foundation Torch Drive
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.
Abba Eban dinner
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Max Fisher in 25 words or less poster.
Milwaukee Journal article entitled "Detroit Refuses to Give Up" about the Detroit Renaissance.