The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Date: July 22, 1975
Media Type: Photo
Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy (Chairman, General Motors), Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe (President, Detroit Renaissance), A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.
Date: November 24, 1981
Media Type: Letter
President Reagan's Task Force Welcoming Letter
Date: July 12, 1984
Media Type: Award
HUD Certificate of Appreciation
Date: June 15, 1988
Media Type: Document
Michigan Senate 80th Birthday Honors
Date: May 31, 1977
Media Type: Article
Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Date: December 4, 1994
Media Type: Award
Max M. Fisher prepares to accept the National Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee in 1994.
Media Type: Photo
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Date: March 29, 1971
Media Type: Document
Notes and text for Max Fisher's speech to the Detroit Renaissance meeting.
Date: April 13, 2005
Media Type: Award
Tribute to Max Fisher
Date: September 9, 2003
Media Type: Video
Robert Aronson talks about the quiet diplomat.
Date: January 1, 1976
Media Type: Photo
Max Fisher speaking to the General Assembly in Philadelphia in 1976.
Media Type: Photo
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Date: January 16, 1989
Media Type: Photo
President Reagan honored Max Fisher with the Presidential Citizen Medal at the White House in 1989.
Date: January 1, 1980
Media Type: Photo
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Date: January 1, 1961
Media Type: Photo
1961 United Foundation Torch Drive
Date: February 19, 1983
Media Type: Award
Michigan GOP Honors