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

2161. Reference : MM-1-21-475

Interview with the warden of Chiengmai prison.

| May 20, 1969. Akhom and Bodin interviewed the Chiang Mai Prison Wardens, on various issues of interest. First, prison staff lack of knowledge and actual understanding of operations with the prisoners; second, the steps of convict detainment depended on the type of punishment. (i.e. Provincial Prison – Regional Prison - Central Prison); third, how to apply for parole and the conduct of prisoners outside the prison after receiving parole; fourth, welfare for helping convicts was delivered by the priests; fifth, the smuggling of heroin into the prison. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with the warden of Chiengmai prison.

2162. Reference : MM-1-21-476

Opinions on prison.

| February 7, 1969. Tanin interviewed with an Englishman on the prison They though that prison is quite happy place because the prisoners had no work and always. There were always food and a TV. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Opinions on prison.

2163. Reference : MM-1-21-477

Chiang Mai Prison

| April 29, 1969. Prisons in Nan and Phrae would send the long-term prisoners to the prison in Phitsanulok. They were not sent to the prison in Chiang Mai because of the inconvenience of the required travel. There were also rumors about prison jailers at the prison in Chiang Mai and their extortion of the prisoners there. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Chiang Mai Prison

2164. Reference : MM-1-21-478

Interview with Som Inpayoong.

| February 5, 1969. Moerman interviewed Som Inpayoong, a governmental official in the department of law at the Ministry of Justice. The conversation addressed the job profile of the department that he was responsible for and regarding his job in the publishing of the law journal and various papers. Currently, he was interested in the use of electronic devices to record the lawsuits at the court. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Som Inpayoong.

2165. Reference : MM-1-21-479

Writing lawsuit of justice

| June 27, 1969. Moerman was reading Wira's comment about a lawsuit regarding child bereavement in Fang district, Chiang Mai province. It was quite complicated and the texts shown were listening to one-side only. He also commented that the lawsuit regarding the case of a gangster, written by Pat, was good. However, as Patdid not practice gratification of his boss, he rarely got ahead. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Writing lawsuit of justice

2166. Reference : MM-1-21-480

Opinion of a lawyer on judges.

| December 7, 1968. According to Thawee, many judges lacked experience and brought their feelings and opinions into the courtroom with them, because they took pride in their regular job. Also under consideration was that relatives should not be facing judges in the courtroom. Then Duang was interviewed, an according to him, judges had to persevere in the same frame, i.e. social expectation, as if they were monks. December 8, 1968, notes regarding those who had knowledge and could be selected to assume the position of judge, regardless of family status or background. The most important thing for this position was to be prudent and consider the cases without any bias. December 9, 1968. The notes covered a lawsuit at the Chiang Mai Provincial Court. Lawyers were limited in the examination of the questions and witnesses in order not to waste time in the court hearing. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Opinion of a lawyer on judges.

2167. Reference : MM-1-21-481

Opinion of a lawyer on judges

| May 29, 1969. At the end of the year, judges had asked all the lawyers to not file a lawsuit because the court did not want to have any outstanding lawsuits over a year, which may affect promotions. However, lawyers fought for their claims in this regard. If no lawsuits were filed, clients would not pay the wage. The judges, on the other hand, were only interested in number of lawsuits each year. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Opinion of a lawyer on judges

2168. Reference : MM-1-21-482

Opinion of a lawyer on judges

| March 18, 1969. Suthon told Moerman that it was hard to find negative information about the Thai justice system from judges and policemen. This is because they were afraid that Moerman would share the information with others, and this would discredit and shame the Thai justice system. Also, working with a judge was difficult because many of them liked formality and some of them were subjective in their judgement of the cases. It was likely that many of the judges had pampered their boss in the hopes of being promoted. Although there were similar cases, the judgment was different. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Opinion of a lawyer on judges

2169. Reference : MM-1-21-483

Opinion of a lawyer on judges

| January 17, 1969. Tanin, the former Chief Judge of Chiang Mai Provincial Court, had commented on the objection of the lawyers during the trial as stupidity. It would make him lose the lawsuit and no one would hire them to practice anymore. As well, prosecutors only look forward to winning the lawsuit, and were not interested in whether the defendant was innocent or not. They wanted to have a good reputation. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Opinion of a lawyer on judges

2170. Reference : MM-1-21-484

Opinion of a lawyer on judges

| April 3, 1969. While drinking with Somporn, Bodin heard Somporn criticize the judges. For example, Wichit had influence over other judges and there were rumors that he secretly received graft, and Pat liked to see prostitutes. Thanin had a lack of understanding on Thai society because he had a Western way of thinking. Finally, that the judges had no real authority because they had to wait for orders from the executives. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Opinion of a lawyer on judges