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

501. Reference : MM-1-109-26

| August 24, 1960 A letter from Moerman to Thomas R. McHale, mentioning the receipt of pictures posted, and his willingness to give information about sugar production. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

502. Reference : MM-1-109-40

| January 13, 1961 A letter from Moerman to McHale, related to images and information about the process of sugar making and product distribution. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

503. Reference : MM-1-115-2

| Description of the operation of the grinder to press sugar cane. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

504. Reference : MM-1-113/4

| A book about the role of sacred trees in the ceremony to plant the new spiritual pole for a house. It is related to the day and month for building a house, and is written in Lanna script. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

505. Reference : MM-1-113/5

| Pali incantation for cabalistic writings on a spiritual pole. It consists of Sao Nang and four other poles in different corners, and is written in Lanna script with Thai language translation. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

506. Reference : MM-1-113/3

| A book about superstitious beliefs, such as about housing. It is inscribed with Lanna script and translation into Central Thai. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

507. Reference : MM-1-109-33

| November 19, 1960 A letter from an unidentifiable sender to Moerman. The correction of former information on pages 7, 16 and 19, concerning the beliefs of the Tai Lue. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

508. Reference : MM-1-109-34

| November 24, 1960 A letter from Praya Anuman [Praya Anuman Rajadhon] to Moerman. He had already read the article about the housing of the Tai Lue, and sent to two books on Thailand to Moerman. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

509. Reference : MM-1-109-41

| January 25, 1961 A letter from Moerman to Praya Anumann Rajadhon, giving comments on the response of Praya-anumanrajchadhon to Moerman's article. It was mainly concerned with Tai Lue houses and construction, and including white and red cloth, belief in Thai society, and the traditional repertoire of Lue. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

510. Reference : MM-1-109-43

| February 2, 1961 A letter from Moerman to M. Archaimbault, agreeing on Archaimbault's comments over Moerman's articles, giving a clearer explanation on the construction of Tai Lue houses, particularly about spirits, deities, rituals and beliefs about spirits. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman