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The Philip M. Foisie papers include language textbooks, workbooks, and training materials from the Army Intensive Japanese Language School (AIJLS) of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Foisie used the materials between 1943 and 1944 as a student in the Military Intelligence Japanese Language School (MIJLS), part of the AIJLS. The military ran the intensive language center during World War II to gain a stronger understanding of the Japanese language and culture.

The collection is organized into two series Textbooks and Student Language Workbooks of the Military Intelligence Japanese Language School (MIJLS), part of the Army Intensive Japanese Language School (AIJLS) of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.