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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American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
Robert Aronson reflects on Max Fisher's historic influence on behalf of Israel.
New Detroit article
Robert Aronson explains that Max Fisher could ask people for money effectively and get what he asked for.
A handwritten letter to Max M. Fisher from an L.A. Times reader thanking him for his role in negotiating the Rogers Plan.
Clips from 1969 articles highlighting Max Fisher's appointment as a Special Advisor to President Nixon.
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.
Max Fisher agrees to serve as Chairman of New Detroit during a meeting at McGregor Conference Center on the Campus of Wayne State University.
Damon Keith explains how Henry Ford and Max Fisher were the leaders in Detroit in bringing the community back together after the Riots.
1990 letter from Max M. Fisher to Secretary of State Jim Baker concerning Middle East peace policy.
Congratulatory letter from Teddy Kollek to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
1994 National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony program showing Peter Golden and Mary Fisher as guest speakers.
Renaissance Center and Riverfront