The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.
Gene Miller relates Max Fisher's legendary fundraising power.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Congratulatory letter from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
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.
Construction of Renaissance Center
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Max Fisher with Yitzhak Rabin in 1967.
Clips from 1969 articles highlighting Max Fisher's appointment as a Special Advisor to President Nixon.
Gerald Ford recalls Max Fisher's effective fundraising.
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
Congratulatory letter from George P. Shultz to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Edsel Ford claims the name Max Fisher is synonymous with the city of Detroit.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Robert Aronson explains that Max Fisher could ask people for money effectively and get what he asked for.