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

1011. Reference : MM-1-18-192

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 19 and 20, 1959. Mary-Anne collected data from a midwife. According to Mary-Anne, Thai women were more diligent than men. September 20, 1959. Mary-Anne observed Caru:n cooking. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

1012. Reference : MM-1-18-193

Folk physiology and psychology

| October 14 and 18, 1959. Moerman collected data on the folklore of the villagers. For example, bathing too soon after working could turn a person’s stomach. A child with leprosy would not show any symptoms until the age of 10 years old, then they would begin to show symptoms on the hands and feet, etc. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Folk physiology and psychology

1013. Reference : MM-1-18-194

betel chewing

| October 7, 1959. Caru:n chewed betel nuts three times a day: in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. In the morning and afternoon, neighbors would join in the betel chewing. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

betel chewing

1014. Reference : MM-1-18-195

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 23, 1959. Wi had attended university, but not to completion because his professor was accused of being a communist. The followers of this professor had no opportunity to work in government services. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

1015. Reference : MM-1-18-196

Hospital

| Moerman went to the hospital, and discovered that the number of doctors was insufficient and that the doctors who worked at the hospital were not highly capable. Moerman assisted with an explaination of modern medicine for the Yao parents of a sick child, helping them gain an understanding. In a welfare state this was free of charge. Many people asked Moerman to help explain the medicine that was prescribed by the doctors. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Hospital

1016. Reference : MM-1-18-197

Attitude to animals

| September 26, 1959. The youngest son of Caru:n hit a snake and it died. He used the dead snake in play with other children. Other insects were also used. September-October 1959 (?). Dogs in the village were often beaten, hit with stones or regularly shot by a catapult. They were attacked just because they walked roughly across the pavement, or hung around while people were eating. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Attitude to animals

1017. Reference : MM-1-18-198

Family

| October 29, 1959. Sangwian stressed the importance of families, who could advise people in many ways. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Family

1018. Reference : MM-1-18-199

Interaction ideals

| October 22, 1959. Sangwian told Moerman that Thai people believed that whatever occured, they should let it be. Nothing should be intervened with or changed. October 30, 1959. ‘Sio’ was the term used to refer to people who were very familiar. Sometimes they may have a more intimate relationship than that of blood relatives. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interaction ideals

1019. Reference : MM-1-18-200

Children’s games

| November 23, 1959. Children played with kites designed in the shape of a plane. The kites would have a parachute when floating in the sky. Another child played riding on a wooden horse with a rope tied as a harness. January 14, 1961. Now children liked playing a game using two pieces of wood to control a wheel and to spin it forward. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Children’s games

1020. Reference : MM-1-18-201

children

| September-October 1959. Moerman and Mary-Anne had overseen the daily life of children in the village and the actions of adults towards children, as well as games such as horse riding, kite playing, and etc. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

children