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)

1581. Reference : MM-1-12-52

Economic idea, attitudes.

| Attitude of villagers towards farming of rice, transplanting, and hiring of labor. | Punch card

Economic idea, attitudes.

1582. Reference : MM-1-12-53

Myang the businessman talks to MM.

| Biography of Myang about how to be a very wealthy person, an attitude of a success in occupation, how to gain wealth from agriculture and trading. | Punch card

Myang the businessman talks to MM.

1583. Reference : MM-1-12-54

Rice farming

| Rice farming, and the difference between transplantation and sowing. | Punch card

Rice farming

1584. Reference : MM-1-12-55

Plowing na: nok with tractor.

| Plowing by tractor because the field is hard to access. If the rice yield is favourable, a farmer will use a tractor for plowing. | Punch card

Plowing na: nok with tractor.

1585. Reference : MM-1-12-56

rice farming

| The more favourable method of rice farming at Thunglaw fields is the utilization of rice transplantation over sowing. | Punch card

rice farming

1586. Reference : MM-1-12-57

Estimates of rice yields.

| By estimating rice yields from transplanting and sowing field, it is found that transplanting gained a higher yield. | Punch card

Estimates of rice yields.

1587. Reference : MM-1-12-58

What make a good farmer.

| The factors that affect rice yields: land conditions, attention paid to upkeep, etc. Land preparation prior to planting, control of water levels in the fields, and villagers farming methods in the ‘old days’. | Punch card

What make a good farmer.

1588. Reference : MM-1-12-59

Trading versus farming.

| Hire of labor for plowing the fields. Management of the financial budget and preparations to plant. | Punch card

Trading versus farming.

1589. Reference : MM-1-12-60

Seed rice, selection.

| Farmers need to keep rice seeds to utilize for planting the following year, because there are no seeds for sale at the market. How to select high quality rice seeds. | Punch card

Seed rice, selection.

1590. Reference : MM-1-12-61

planing

| Market to distribute the goods of villagers. A plan of Maikham to gain increased profit through construction of a storeroom. | Punch card

planing