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

2151. Reference : MM-1-21-465

Prison observations.

| June 27, 1969. Bodin entered the prison to observe on various issues. Firstly, there was the murder of a prisoner in the prison timber factory. Second, the hospital had purchased blood from prisoners for the price of 70 baht per visit. Third, he interviewed a former municipality official who was responsible for meat carving. He was trapped in a graft case, however, he told Bodin that he was innocent and was falsely charge by the police. Fourth, he collected data on the provision of education for prisoners. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Prison observations.

2152. Reference : MM-1-21-466

Prison observations.

| June 4, 1969. Bodin observed several issues of interest at the prison. First, it concerned the steps required to visit prisoners. Second, the feelings of prisoners that were aroused by a visit from relatives. Third, notes about the steps taken by a merchant that sold pork to the prisoners. Fourth, some information regarding the general life and well-being of the prisoners. Fifth, he also observed the living conditions of prisoners in the prison hospital and the causes of illness. Last, the cooler was spoken about | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Prison observations.

2153. Reference : MM-1-21-467

Me Juak open prison and interview with convicts.

| July 7, 1969. The prison at Me Juak was a small prison which detained a small number of prisoners. A few months previously a teenager had escaped from the prison, and shot himself because of family problems. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Me Juak open prison and interview with convicts.

2154. Reference : MM-1-21-468

Interview with former nai ampher Prisoner.

| July 7, 1969. A former sheriff was punished at the Me Juak prison. Because he was senior, and was friends with the prison staff, he had been allowed to live in the house of the jailer. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with former nai ampher Prisoner.

2155. Reference : MM-1-21-469

Interview with prisoner.

| July 7, 1969. Kay and Kaew were prisoners in the Chiang Mai prison. Both were convicted in a case of heroin trade. If anyone arrested had unveiled the process of involved with the drug trade to the police, their relatives would be hurt. But if they kept the their mouthes shut and did not disclose anything confidential, when the penalty ended they would be well taken care of. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with prisoner.

2156. Reference : MM-1-21-470

Duputy jailer, Lampang prison.

| June 16, 1969. Bodin interviewed an assistant jailer in Lampang about his work experience and his attitude towards hi job. From the interview, most people had a negative view of his career. Although his career was as a government official, it was not honored because he had to surveil the prisoners' conduct. He was also implicated in a charge of extortion and abuse towards the prisoners. According to Bodin, although the prison in Lampang was not large, it was well organized, because of the good care and management of the jailers. Conditions were better than the prison in Chiang Mai. Moreover, this prison also allowed the prisoners to plant vegetables and to raise pigs as livelihood support. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Duputy jailer, Lampang prison.

2157. Reference : MM-1-21-471

Interview with Pracim, phatsadi, (jailer), chief of the guards division, Chiengmai central prison.

| May 29, 1969. Bodin interviewed Prachim, the head of security at the Chiang Mai prison, on various issues of interest. First, the categorization of security officers within the prison; second, the classification of the different levels of penalty, which was dependent on the convictions; third, procedures for the reduction of penalties; fourth, articles that were prohibited in the prison; fifth, jailers kept under command; sixth, unauthorized contact between male and female prisoners; seventh, care of prisoners varying on the severity of the level of punishment, and the social status of prisoners (for example: officers, students and learned individuals, were treated better than people who were uneducated). | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Pracim, phatsadi, (jailer), chief of the guards division, Chiengmai central prison.

2158. Reference : MM-1-21-472

Interview with Chiengmai warden.

| May 26, 1969. Moerman interviewed the Chiang Mai Prison Warden about the prison works. For example, first, the revenue of the jailers was very low, often they benefited from grafting from prisoners; second, issues surrounding homosexuality within the prison; third, the inferior performance of the Director-General; fourth, the patronage of the children of prisoners by warden; fifth disappointment with the job of the warden - even though they were government officials, the position of jailer seemed to be less honored than other official positions; sixth, problems of management within the prison. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Chiengmai warden.

2159. Reference : MM-1-21-473

Bodin interview Chalern Upanan, a former convict.

| May 26, 1969. Bodin interviewed a former prisoner in Chiang Mai Prison. There were various issues of interest. For example, first, the prisoners who wanted to reduce penalty had to take the exam, which would be held regularly every 6 months; second, conduct in prison for new prisoners; third, favoritism within the prison and punishment of prisoners who refused to comply with the orders of prison wanders (locked in the dark room); fourth, differences between prisons in terms of food in Chiang Mai Prison and Lampang Prison. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Bodin interview Chalern Upanan, a former convict.

2160. Reference : MM-1-21-474

Interview with DG the dept. of Corrections.

| May 7, 1969. Morning Man interviewed Narong about steps for soliciting parole for prisoners. May 20, 1969. Akhom told Moerman that there were prisoners who had escaped from prison, however, all prisoners were intimidated. As a result, other prisoners were afraid of being intimidated. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with DG the dept. of Corrections.