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

761. Reference : MM-1-21-187

Diary 23 January 1969

| 23 Jan 1969 Chalermchai gives information on the following: (1) Corruption of students, (2) a man who was working for Chamnan was arrested on charges of being a communist, (3) giving a gift to congratulate the boss is common. If someone does not comply, he may face difficulty in his job, (4) the bribery of tax officials who allow Laotian people to migrate illegally into the country, 5) graft among the police. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary 23 January 1969

762. Reference : MM-1-21-188

Local newspapers in Chiang Mai.

| Oct 1968 Somboon talks on local newspapers in the province of Chiang Mai. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Local newspapers in Chiang Mai.

763. Reference : MM-1-21-189

Relationship

| November 1968. Government officials focus on the educational institutions from where they graduated in order to create a unique relationship. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Relationship

764. Reference : MM-1-21-190

Relationship

| December 7, 1968. Moerman travelled to Nan with Thawee. He found that people they met graduated from the same institution as Thawee, whom they describe as being “run diaow kan” (the same cohort) or that they worked in the same organization (the Democrat Party). | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Relationship

765. Reference : MM-1-21-191

| March 1, 1969. Nan Thong and Po Sang talk to Moerman about the people's feelings towards the military and the police. Most people like the soldiers, as they offer assistance free of charge. They also discuss conflicts between the military and the police. Chaweng has compiled a list of the establishment of farming co-operatives, in which the group members can borrow money in order to buy cattle. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

766. Reference : MM-1-21-192

Levi-Strauss

| Moerman refers to ‘Structural Anthropology’ by Levi-Strauss, in which the author notes that songs are used for a difficult childbirth, and that this allows the local women of Central and South America to deliver their babies more easily than women in Western societies. The shaman rarely intervenes, and only in the case of failure. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Levi-Strauss

767. Reference : MM-1-21-193

| 14 Aug 1960. This year Kong is planning to concentrate solely on rice farming. The rice will require 7-8 months of nurturing until it can be harvested. In the opinion of Nan Dam, farmimg appears to be easier than working in the rice paddies. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

768. Reference : MM-1-21-194

Relationship

| 3 July 1969 Account of a meeting between Badin and friends, accompanied by their wives and children. Of particular interest to Moerman is the question of the relationships among attendees, such as who is the child of whom and which people are related. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Relationship

769. Reference : MM-1-21-195

Collier

| Moerman cites Collier (1973) on the use of appropriate legal strategies for a hearing. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Collier

770. Reference : MM-1-21-196

| 18 Jan 1969. Information given to Moerman by an attorney, Pichai. Although new legislation will allow the accused to be granted bail immediately after arrest, defendants also agree to pay bribes to the police to secure bail more easily. Both the Attorney and Moerman also agree on how suspects are often forced to accept the accusations against them due to the convoluted nature of the investigation. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman