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

1081. Reference : MM-1-18-265

Meeting

| June 8, 1960. The village headman called villagers for a meeting on the priority of the ordination of young men and the preparation of a list of people who were responsible for creating a dam (?) Following this, people discussed with each other the raising of funds in order to purchase a tractor for plowing. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Meeting

1082. Reference : MM-1-18-266

Meeting

| July 16, 1960. The chief district officer called villagers for meeting about the road repair, keeping their homes and the villages clean, and the prevention of theft. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Meeting

1083. Reference : MM-1-18-267

Meeting

| August 3, 1960. The headman called villagers for a meeting regarding the donation of wood for the construction of the school. August 11, 1960. The meeting was concerned with fundraising for the school building. Some villagers wanted to see the account which was kept by the village headman. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Meeting

1084. Reference : MM-1-18-268

Map of attendees

| A map showing where the villagers were seated during a meeting on August 11,1960. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Map of attendees

1085. Reference : MM-1-18-269

Nomination of new members of the sub-district council

| August 16, 1960. The meeting aimed to nominate representatives from the village as new district council members. The headman asked villagers for their assistance to transport sand and stone by cart, in order to construct roads on the following day. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Nomination of new members of the sub-district council

1086. Reference : MM-1-18-270

Housing Committee

| August 20, 1960. The village headman asked Mai Kham to bring a document the town. Mai kham complained that he was being used as transportation from the village to the town too often. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Housing Committee

1087. Reference : MM-1-18-280

Meeting

| January 24, 1961. The village headman called the villagers for a meeting on various topics. 1) He requested that the villagers to pay a land tax at the district authorities. Some villagers complained that they had no money to pay taxes with until they could sell rice. 2) The villagers would bring the birth certificates of their child to enroll them at the school. 3) The villagers were asked to prioritize about the queue to use the tractor of Kamnan. 4) The authorities allowed the villagers access to land that was deserted at the end of the village. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Meeting

1088. Reference : MM-1-18-281

Meeting

| February 7, 1961 At the monthly meeting of the village, various topics were addressed: 1) High-rank bureaucrats would inspect the construction of the road. 2) The villagers needed to apply for warrants for the land holdings. 3) It was necessary to notify at the district authorities of any children that were born this year. 4) At the meeting the villagers were concerned about the threat from communism. The village headman asked Moerman to accompany them the communists invaded. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Meeting

1089. Reference : MM-1-18-282

Meeting on 11 February 1961

| The village headman called a meeting, various topics were addressed: 1) The chief district officer would sell drugs at a good price. 2) The villagers had helped construct a road. The length of road was approximately 29 wa [the tradition measure equals two metres – translator], and sections were chosen as result of drawing lots. 3) Anyone who did not pay taxes should not forget to pay taxes. 4) Kamnan wanted to buy land adjacent to the pond at Tung Lo. If anyone was interested in selling, he/she should make an offer to Kamnan. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Meeting on 11 February 1961

1090. Reference : MM-1-18-283

Village board meeting

| February 19, 1961. The headman called the Village Committee for a meeting, various topics were addressed: 1) Noting a group of people who refused to help with the construction of roads. 2) Keeping the bathroom clean and protection from fire. 3) Khamwaw stole the horse of the village headman to sell. 4) There was arson of barns in the other villages. The headman asked the villagers to take awareness of the threat of fire very seriously. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Village board meeting