The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Congratulatory letter from Secretary of State James A. Baker III to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max M. Fisher prepares to accept the National Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee in 1994.
Max Fisher poses with a plaque from an article from The Detroit News about his involvement with the renaissance of Detroit.
United Jewish Appeal V-E Day Commemorative Medal
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
Edsel Ford explains why his father, Henry, liked Max Fisher.
A personal letter from Secretary of State George Shultz.
Bob McCabe describes the relationship between Max Fisher and Detroit Mayor Coleman Young.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Congratulatory letter from Alexander Haig to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Gene Miller relates Max Fisher's legendary fundraising power.
Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy (Chairman, General Motors), Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe (President, Detroit Renaissance), A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.
Max Fisher speaking at the 40th anniversary of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Southfield, Michigan. (L-R) JCC President John H. Shepard, Max Fisher, Executive Director Alvin L. Kushner, and Judge Damon J. Keith.
Max discusses why he had been a successful fund-raiser.
1990 letter from Max M. Fisher to Secretary of State Jim Baker concerning Middle East peace policy.