The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Date: September 9, 2003
Media Type: Video
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
Date: April 1, 1999
Media Type: Award
In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.
Date: January 1, 1980
Media Type: Photo
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Date: June 22, 1981
Media Type: Letter
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Date: May 31, 1977
Media Type: Article
Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Date: May 28, 1981
Media Type: Letter
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
Date: December 1, 1984
Media Type: Article
"The Gang of Eight" article
Date: April 23, 2000
Media Type: Award
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
Date: September 9, 2003
Media Type: Video
Bob McCabe remembers how Max Fisher made the Ren Cen happen.
Date: March 29, 1971
Media Type: Document
Notes and text for Max Fisher's speech to the Detroit Renaissance meeting.
Date: January 1, 1998
Media Type: Photo
A photograph of the then four living presidents, signed by each, presented to Max Fisher in 1998, along with a personal letter from Gerald Ford.
Date: June 15, 1988
Media Type: Document
Michigan Senate 80th Birthday Honors
Media Type: Award
Anti-Defamation League Honors
Date: September 8, 2003
Media Type: Video
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Media Type: Photo
Blighted urban housing in Detroit in the 1970s
Date: September 9, 2003
Media Type: Video
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.