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)

2131. Reference : MM-1-21-445

Lawyers. Bodin interview Sithon Inthrawut.

| February 20, 1969. Bodin interviewed Sithon about his life history and work. The interview focused on the income he received from his lawsuits. | Punch card

Lawyers. Bodin interview Sithon Inthrawut.

2132. Reference : MM-1-21-446

Interview with Marut, president of the Thai Bar Association.

| February 4, 1969. Marut served as President of the Thailand Association of the Bar. He expectation for the association was that it should be social meeting between the judge and lawyers, because the two groups were in conflict. In the opinion of Marut, processing of lawsuits was both scientific and rhetorical. A good lawyer knew when questions should be asked, what should be asked, and when the questioning should stop. | Punch card

Interview with Marut, president of the Thai Bar Association.

2133. Reference : MM-1-21-447

Lawyers. Bodin interviews Panalamphun.

| February 20, 1969. Bodin interviewed Pan about his life history and previous work, including the case of a murdered student and his girlfriend who robbed a motorcycle. According to Pan, judges should be investigators because the police just wanted to arrest defendants and to file the lawsuits without ensuring whether that the accused was not innocent. In the opinion of Bodin, Pan was rather boastful. | Punch card

Lawyers. Bodin interviews Panalamphun.

2134. Reference : MM-1-21-448

Lawyers. Bodin talkd to Damrong Romphol.

| February 19, 1969. Badin interviewed Damrong about his life history and previous work. According to Damrong, the processing of a lawsuit required the tactic of retort for parties in the courts. He also helped both parties to compromise with each other. There were two types of clients: 1) People by recommendation of his friends and 2) People who directly contacted him. In the case of those who came by brokers (by sub-district chiefs and headmen), he needed to pay a commission, but the precise amount depended on the case. | Punch card

Lawyers. Bodin talkd to Damrong Romphol.

2135. Reference : MM-1-21-449

Lawyers : Thom.

| January 31, 1969. Despite working as a lawyer, Thom did not gain much revenue. He chose to work on rights claims for minorities (Karen?). In addition, he also represented the candidates of the Democrat Party. | Punch card

Lawyers : Thom.

2136. Reference : MM-1-21-450

Attorney for Karen

| November 15, 1968. Thom was the only Karen attorney and worked at the law office of Somboon. He was expecting to represent a candidate of the Democrat Party in Mae Hong Son province. | Punch card

Attorney for Karen

2137. Reference : MM-1-21-451

Lawyers : Somboon Arayanggoon.

| December 3, 1968. Somboon Arayanggoon was a class 1 lawyer and was trying to join the election in Chiang Mai. In Moerman's opinion, Somboon had an impressive personality. On February 14, 1969 Somboon stood as a candidate for the election in Lamphun province, but he lost the election. Although he felt sorry to not be elected, he was glad to not have to follow through on the promises he gave to people during his campaign, because he was not confident about accomplishing the goals. He mainly received cases regarding civil suits and land. | Punch card

Lawyers : Somboon Arayanggoon.

2138. Reference : MM-1-21-452

Lawyers. Prasit

| January 11, 1969. Prasit was a private lawyer for Kraisri Nimmanahaeminda. | Punch card

Lawyers. Prasit

2139. Reference : MM-1-21-453

Lawyers, Somphon.

| December 16. Sompol was a judge, and formerly he was a soldier and a friend of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn. He often criticized the authoritarian tendencies of the government. Vichit told Moerman that Sompol was left wing. | Punch card

Lawyers, Somphon.

2140. Reference : MM-1-21-454

Lawyers' reputations.

| December 7. In Chiang Mai there were 25 trained lawyers, but there were only 10 who worked actively. Once trained lawyers had more experience, they would break off and set up their own office. | Punch card

Lawyers' reputations.