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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Max Fisher poses with a plaque from an article from The Detroit News about his involvement with the renaissance of Detroit.
In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.
The Alpha Kappa Psi Civic Award, "For service to country and community and inspiring leadership," presented to Max Fisher in 1970 by the Delta Theta Chapter of the University of Detroit.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Max Fisher presenting an award to Nate Appleman.
The original New Detroit committee. Max Fisher is in the second row, far left.
Bar-Ilan Degree
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
Max Fisher with Richard Nixon in the White House
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Honorary Doctorate
Renaissance Center
Letter to President George H.W. Bush the Chairmen of the National Jewish Coalition.
Max Fisher signing the Agreement for the Reconstitution of the newly Reconstituted Jewish Agency for Israel
Correspondence between Max M. Fisher and Judge Sherman C. Finesilver concerning the Rogers Plan.
Jewish Welfare Federation Plaque
Congratulatory letter from Bob Dole to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.