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)

111. Reference : MM-1-12-3

rural dept

| Information regarding the rural debt of each region, from Zimmerman 1931. It included the rice yield and harvest. | Punch card

rural dept

112. Reference : MM-1-12-4

population increasing

| Population increase will lead people to seek for new land for live space. In addition to the establishment of new residents, the reasons include young people seeking independence and founding a family. | Punch card

population increasing

113. Reference : MM-1-12-5

timing operation

| April 26, 1960, May 7, 1960, and May 11, 1960. Timing the operation for ground preparation and planting. | Punch card

timing operation

114. Reference : MM-1-12-6

Land.

| March and May 1960. Hiring a tractor for plowing a field and the price of plowing. | Punch card

Land.

115. Reference : MM-1-12-7

Land taxes.

| Difference of tax payments between Tunglaw and Tungloung. | Punch card

Land taxes.

116. Reference : MM-1-12-8

What do you do if insects eat the rice.

| In order to kill pests, the villagers usually used methods based on superstition such as prayer and worship to guardian spirits, rather than using insecticide. | Punch card

What do you do if insects eat the rice.

117. Reference : MM-1-11-28

Corthship.

| Courtship between girls and boys. A boy will usually visit a girl in evening, and write a letter to the girl who he loves. | Punch card

Corthship.

118. Reference : MM-1-12-49

Economic idea and decisions.

| Mai No receives a suggestion regarding new land. It is located near a dam with plentiful water resources to allow cultivation in every season. | Punch card

Economic idea and decisions.

119. Reference : MM-1-12-50

Economic idea and dicisions.

| Transportation of a sack of peanuts via cart: there are four sacks on a cart, 18 baht per sack. | Punch card

Economic idea and dicisions.

120. Reference : MM-1-12-207

Fishing by villagers

| Fishing by Ban Phaed villagers in different swamps surrounding the village area. They went fishing in groups, and when they fish a lot, they may sell some. The information also covers Amporn's fishing. | Punch card

Fishing by villagers