Year 1962-1966

Scope and content :

1962-1966. This series consist of 187 records of punch card, letter, and postcard. These materials are from the second field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He revisited Ban Phaed, Payao province to collect additional field data.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 187 records of punch card, letter, and postcard.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Michael Moerman, 2005.

System of arrangemant : The series is divided base on the periods of field work in Thailand.

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : Some restriction on access. To respect in intellectual property right, the original material (hard copy) may not allowed to access. Please contact staff if you need more information.

Creative Commons License : Attribution (CC BY)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution (TK A)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

154

Punchcard

31

Letter

2

Postcard

91. Reference : MM-1-17-112

Varities of people.

| 24 June 1965 - In Mae Long villagers wear Lue sin (sarongs). Sai identifies membership of the Yao people by short, black hair and a stone necklace. Soldiers distribute radios to the Yao. The Chinese are everywhere, and act as businessmen, to the envy of the villagers. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Varities of people.

92. Reference : MM-1-17-113

Marriage.

| 24 June 1965 – The Thai government forbids girls younger than 20 from marrying. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Marriage.

93. Reference : MM-1-17-114

Knowledge of outside.

| 24 June 1965 - Maha tells people about America, ships, night and day. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Knowledge of outside.

94. Reference : MM-1-17-115

Road.

| 24 June1965 - It would be good if there was a decent road to Phayao. Roads are good for merchants and officials, making it easier to travel, but there are few perceived benefits for ordinary people. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Road.

95. Reference : MM-1-17-116

Villagers and officials.

| 24 June 1965 - Maha writes a letter to Dong, who is a border policeman in Chiang Mai, requesting money. His salary is quite small. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Villagers and officials.

96. Reference : MM-1-17-117

School.

| 24 June 1965 - It is expensive to send children to police school in Lampang. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

School.

97. Reference : MM-1-17-118

Headman.

| 24 June 1965 – The headman gets a salary of Bt75 per month, but there are frequent deductions, for example hosting parties for soldiers returning from battle, and paying for glasses and plates smashed at the party. All troubles are the headman’s responsibility. If the headman collects money from the villagers, they may think he is being a spendthrift. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Headman.

98. Reference : MM-1-17-119

Villagers and officials.

| 25 June 1965 – Wood is no longer brought to Fai Long (dam), but instead stone is brought and forced into wooden containers. The sheriff collects lots of money and has made a cement dam above Fai Khwang, which is devoid of water. The water flows instead by the useless cement dam which the sheriff built to give water to the market gardens. The Thunglaw farmers collect money and send representatives to complain about the dam | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Villagers and officials.

99. Reference : MM-1-17-122

Farming.

| 25 June 1965 - If the ground is very hard a double plow is needed. This strategy kills the grass, while moistening and softening the soil. Nonetheless, those who double plow frequently find that their soil is hard. Every year farmers wait for the rain to water the Ban fields but now they want to run off to Thunglaw because they are afraid it will be too late there. Many farmers use fertilizer when the seedlings do not germinate well. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Farming.

100. Reference : MM-1-17-123

Suk and saj.

| 25 June 1965 - In the old days, people who were either ordained or married three times were not deemed to be good people, and they were shunned by friends and potential spouses. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Suk and saj.