Year 1958-1961

Scope and content :

1958-1961. The first field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He spent almost 3 years to collected field data about the Lue society, tradition, culture, and daily life of Tai Lue community at Ban Phaed, Payao province. 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

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-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution Non-Commercial (TK A-NC)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

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

730

Slide

41

Photograph

2433

Punchcard

51

Letter

38

Notebook

1

Typescript

1

Map

1001. Reference : MM-1-18-182

Progress

| January 21, 1961. Caru:n shared that Thai people were not only concerned with material belongings, but they were concerned with more spiritual qualities, such as hospitality, respect for the property of others, and absence of envy. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Progress

1002. Reference : MM-1-18-183

american aid.

| February 7, 1960. Kamnan [sub-district headman – translator] commented that the U.S. grants allocated to Laos were futile, because the only people who received benefits were rich people. In contrast, American aid to Thailand was used for the development of Bangkok and the northeast, but it was not allocated to the north. If America did not provide more financial support, Thailand would become a communist country. January 12, 1961. Kamnan commented that the United States was against the communist countries, because they did not buy goods from countries that were communist. March 25, 1961. Kamnan told the villagers that Thai people owed 600 Baht each to the U.S. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

american aid.

1003. Reference : MM-1-18-184

knowledge

| December 29, 1959. Moerman asked the restaurant owner near the train station in Chiang Mai about the outside world. However, this man did not know what Lue was. January 6, 1960. Caru:n said the King required a regent. Because even though young men had better knowledge, the elders had more experience. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

knowledge

1004. Reference : MM-1-18-185

Knowledge of the outside world

| August 7, 1960. The assistant district officer (?) and chief district officer talked about some high rank priests in Bangkok who had been forced to leave the monkhood. They were accused of being communists. They also talked about the cleverness of communists in China. However, most villagers had little interest in the discussions of both. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Knowledge of the outside world

1005. Reference : MM-1-18-186

Communists

| February 7, 1960. The superintendent and school principal of Ban Yuan School told Moerman that generally people believed that the smallpox fever epidemic during World War II was inflicted by the Americans. February 11, 1960. Moerman noted that most people talked about specifically bad things about the communists. Especially on the issue of property, which would be seized and shared with the poor. But poor people generally did not support the communists. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Communists

1006. Reference : MM-1-18-187

progress

| January 6, 1960. Caru:n told Moerman that the cost of living was higher than ever. In the past only three to four cents was sufficient for each day, but now a family had to spend five to ten baht a day. The wife of the chief district officer told Moerman that the reason Chiang Kham district was underdeveloped was due to poor roads. It was quite possible that next year there could be electricity available at the market. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

progress

1007. Reference : MM-1-18-188

The death of a man who was an opium addict

| November 14, 1959. A man dying from opium addiction was brought to the medical station. Caru:n served in a ceremony to send the souls of the dead onwards. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

The death of a man who was an opium addict

1008. Reference : MM-1-18-189

Baby bathing

| October 27, 1959. Caru:n helped bathe the newborn. A newborn could be showered only once a day, later it could be increased to twice a day. During the first seven days, a middle-aged woman who had experience took the newborn for bathing, in order to avoid getting soap into the ears and eyes. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Baby bathing

1009. Reference : MM-1-18-190

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 21, 1959. Mary Ann collected information regarding Caru:n's family. Each member had different responsibilities. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

1010. Reference : MM-1-18-191

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 21, 1959. Caru:n helped Mary-Anne to roll hair in the popular hairstyle of the Lue women, and wrapped a piece of cloth around Mary-Anne’s head. She looked like very much like a Lue. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann