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

511. Reference : MM-1-109-15

| April 9, 1959 A letter from P. D. J. Campbell to Moerman related to his research in Burma and details such as expense and language learning, etc. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

512. Reference : MM-1-109-21

| April 27, 1959 A letter from Moerman to P. D. J. Campbell, expressing thankfulness for the information about research study in Myanmar, and discussing the limits of conducting research there. The reason he would travel to Thailand was to find a location for June. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

513. Reference : MM-1-109-19

| May 14, 1959 A letter from P. D. J. Campbell to Moerman, expressing his gladness that they could meet each other. He talked about travel in Myanmar, his life and the government authorities. He encouraged Moerman to travel to Thailand, to find a good source of information and good people. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

514. Reference : MM-1-109-18

| April 27, 1959 A letter from Moerman to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, mentioning his scheduled travel to Thailand in order to study anthropology; and the aims of the study of ethnic minorities; the need and recommendation for Thai language learning; and enquired about other needs. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

515. Reference : MM-1-109-14

| August 8, 1958 A letter from Harold Young to Moerman, related to the Palaung in Shan State, Burma and the policy over foreign recognition of the Burmese government. He encouraged Moerman to study the tribal groups in Thailand and gave basic information about these peoples. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

516. Reference : MM-1-109-17

| April 24, 1959 A letter from W. R. Geddes to Moerman, giving his opinion regarding the study of ethnic minorities, the processes and methods. He recommended contacting Mr. William Hussey and Mr. Brewster. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

517. Reference : MM-1-109-20

| May 27, 1959 A letter from Paul Lewis to Moerman and his wife, expressing his interest in Moerman's study. He introduced the ethnic minorities of Thailand and various studies of the foreign researchers. He recommended Moerman approach the head of the village to study ethnic groups in order to be accepted by the community. He wished luck to Moerman for his fieldwork. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

518. Reference : MM-1-109-13

| A letter from Ruey Yin-fu to accept a visit from Moerman on July 10, 1959, covering in detail the hotel and expenses. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

519. Reference : MM-1-109-16

| April 2, 1959 (stamped) A letter from Daw Yee Kyain to Moerman and Marianne, notifying that the Ministry of Education in Shan State had been canceled. Daw Yee Kyain recommended that Moerman stay with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Beclur if he came to Shan State, and desired to study Palaung at Namhsaan. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman

520. Reference : MM-1-109-25

| August 7, 1960 Letter from M. N. to Moerman, giving advice over the collection of information from the population from the interview. For example, marital status, number of marriages, names of children and date of birth, and the expected number of children, etc. | Letter

by : Michael Moerman