The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Max Fisher agrees to serve as Chairman of New Detroit during a meeting at McGregor Conference Center on the Campus of Wayne State University.
Max Fisher, chairman of the board of directors, speaking at the United Brands Co. Annual Meeting in 1976.
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, on Fisher's role as conduit in deals between US and Israel.
Chaim Weizmann Portrait
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir
Peter Cummings explains why Max Fisher is such an effective fund-raiser.
Congratulatory letter from Alexander Haig to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Robert Aronson on Max Fisher's fundraising prowess.
Left to Right: Alan E. Schwartz, Joseph L. Hudson, Robert E. McCabe, Max M. Fisher, A. Alfred Taubman
Congratulatory letter from Dick Cheney to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
"Detroit Renaissance: A Decade of Progress and A Commitment to the Future," 1981 address by Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Board, Detroit Renaissance, Inc.
Congratulatory letter from President Ronald Reagan to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
The inner city neighborhoods in Detroit did not feel the economic growth created by the Detroit Renaissance.
Congratulatory letter from Israeli President Ezer Weizman to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.