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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Teaching Resources contain lesson plans focused on Max Fisher's four key values: Wisdom, Generosity, Service, and Leadership. Lessons include individual and group activities and trigger questions for further thought.

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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.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
1994 National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony program showing Peter Golden and Mary Fisher as guest speakers.
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir
Construction of Renaissance Center
Special Consultant to the President on Voluntary Action
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Moshe Arad, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
Mary Fisher on Max's ability to find the solution.
President Reagan's Task Force Welcoming Letter
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Detroit News on July 15, 1971
Anti-Defamation League Honors
Detroit Renaissance Resolution of Appreciation Award
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken