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

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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The Detroit Riots of 1967
Max Fisher and President Ronald Reagan in the oval office.
Congratulatory letter from Secretary of State James A. Baker III to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Operation Exodus Campaign Inaugural meeting
Edsel Ford explains why his father, Henry, liked Max Fisher.
"The Gang of Eight" article
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Detroit News on July 15, 1971
Groundbreaking on the Riverfront Apartments
Robert Aronson on Max Fisher's fundraising prowess.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
Mary Fisher on Max's ability to find the solution.
Max Fisher with Richard Nixon in the White House
Congratulatory letter from Dick Cheney to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max Fisher, Paul Milstein and Seymour Milstein