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

2351. Reference : MM-1-21-668

Misappropriation of monastery funds by village headman

| March 17, April 12.Village headman misappropriated temple funds. At a meeting the attendees agreed that they needed to sell some rice in case the monastery wanted to spend money. However some did not agree because the village headman was guilty of the misappropriation of the temple funds. The headman should be responsible for returning it to the monastery by selling cattle or carts. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Misappropriation of monastery funds by village headman

2352. Reference : MM-1-21-669

Controversy at home where Moerman had stayed

| Porn cried and was sad because of the controversy with the headman. Moerman advised Porn to stay with her mother who lived in Pha Lad. The headman was not good because he liked to drink alcohol. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Controversy at home where Moerman had stayed

2353. Reference : MM-1-21-670

The dispute within the family

| June 15, 1960. Moerman and Mary Ann visited Cang at home and they met M. Kham, who asked Cang to stay at his home for couple of days because M. Kham had a dispute with his wife. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

The dispute within the family

2354. Reference : MM-1-21-671

Problem within the family of Chai

| June 20, 1960. Chai had twin sons. It was a commonly held belief that twins should be raised separately. A day later the adoptive father of Chai asked him to find a way to convince his wife, the adoptive mother of Chai, to not break up the life of the couple. Moerman noted a dispute at the district administration office. A man wanted to separate his wife, but his wife did not consent. The Clerk and the Assistant District Officer viewed the incident with a comic attitude. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Problem within the family of Chai

2355. Reference : MM-1-21-672

Bike clash

| May 6, 1960. Two men were riding and collided with each other in front of Moerman's house. Mary Ann offered to help anyone with an injury. The two parties were in a good mood and smiling at each other, which impressed Mary Ann. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Bike clash

2356. Reference : MM-1-21-673

Controversy and gossip

| July 16, 1960. The headman got angry because Pawn did not allow him to use Moerman's bike and he accused Pawn of being the person who took the bike and broke it. Un said the village headman was negatively gossiping about her family. In the evening, the headman told Mary Ann that he wanted to take the Moerman's bike to be repaired in the city. But Porn refused to allow him to take the bike. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Controversy and gossip

2357. Reference : MM-1-21-674

Inappropriate behavior of the village headman

| July 15, 1960. The village headman took 200 picul [a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds – translator] of rice from his assistant, for sale in a town of the Phayao province. He agreed that when the rice was then sold, he would repay the money to the assistant headman of the village. However, after selling the rice the village headman did not pay the assistant. When the assistant asked the headman about the money, he told him he would him pay back with a cow instead of the money gained from selling the rice. The assistant was very unsatisfied. In fact, the village headman had run out of money because he often gambled and drank alcohol. In addition he had to repay some funds missing from the school. He found a solution by increasing the space for farming. However, he could not take care for the whole area. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Inappropriate behavior of the village headman

2358. Reference : MM-1-21-675

Controversy within the family

| April 17, 24 - 27, 1960. The villagers saw Chanthapawn drive a truck carrying two cows. In fact, there were two cows missing, and people suspected that he might move to Hong Med (Jun district). Mary Ann made inquiries with Chanthapawn's wife. She thought that Chanthapawn was licentious and liked drinking and to cause trouble. However, Chanthapawn was back and stayed with his wife at home, and he also promised to quit drinking. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Controversy within the family

2359. Reference : MM-1-21-676

Theft and reward

| July 15, 1960. Cenban’s cows were stolen by her cousin. When the cows were returned, she must pay compensation to the people who helped tracking the cow, by making a payment of 300 baht. The headman got angry with Cenban when he knew that it was the cousin who had stolen the cattle. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Theft and reward

2360. Reference : MM-1-21-677

Theft at Tung Lo.

| January 29, 1961. The village headman went fishing, and only boys and Chan were left who could watch the field shelter in Tung Lo. However, neither guarded the shelter. The thief stole a lot of blankets and clothing. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Theft at Tung Lo.