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

891. Reference : MM-1-18-67

Daily events

| July 1 -3, 5 and 7, 1960. Entering the farming season, people were employed to transplant rice seedlings in the fields. July 24 and 31, 1960. Moerman collected information about the daily life of the villagers. For example, first, Ta transported beans to sell in the town of Phayao. Second, Kong had a problem with eyesight. Third, in the villagers' opinion, people preferred working to being inactive. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Daily events

892. Reference : MM-1-18-68

Animals and objects naming in central Thai language

| July 16, 1960. KEw taught the names of objects and animals in central Thai language to Moerman. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Animals and objects naming in central Thai language

893. Reference : MM-1-18-69

Conflicts and rumors

| July 16, 1960. There was a serious quarrel between the headman and villager. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Conflicts and rumors

894. Reference : MM-1-18-70

Price and bribes of the officials

| July 17, 1960. The items at the market of Chiang Kham district were more expensive because the number of stores was so low. Moreover, difficulties in travel prevented inspection tours by higher officials, and the villagers believed that this was why local officials could ask for bribes from the stores and from administrative businesses. Consequently, the price of goods was affected. The villagers believed that if the condition of the roads were improved, the goods would become cheaper, as the local officers would be afraid of the inspectors. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Price and bribes of the officials

895. Reference : MM-1-18-71

Attitude to clergy

| July 11, 20, 26, and 30, 1960 and January 15, 1961. Moerman had observed the behavior of monk. His conduct was not different from laymen, and currently he was planning to leave the monkhood. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Attitude to clergy

896. Reference : MM-1-18-72

Children

| July 23, September 19, November 14, and December 17, 1960. Moerman collected information about children. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Children

897. Reference : MM-1-18-73

Opium and minorities in the mountains

| July 24, 1960. Villager shared that at the time opium was cheap and affordable. When he had wanted opium he had no money, and he sold clothing and goods to the Ho and to the soldiers of Chiang Kai-shek in the mountainous area. They were going on raids in Laos, then fleeing to the Thai border. They had signed an agreement with the Thai government to not cause any problems, otherwise they would be driven away. In return, they would protect Thailand from the communists. July 25, 1960. the owner of the store said that actually people who bought goods usually paid in opium instead. Recently at the district centre, there were a lot of Lao people and soldiers of minorities who had migrated to escape from the attack of the Americans. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Opium and minorities in the mountains

898. Reference : MM-1-18-74

The arrest of meo people

| July 27, 1960. The police patrolled the village. They found a meo who was suspicious, and he did not stop for examination by the police. In fact he did not understand Thai language, and when later they understood each other, the police were satisfied with the questioning. The police then finally released the meo. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

The arrest of meo people

899. Reference : MM-1-18-75

childbirth

| July 29, 1960. Moerman questioned Sipha about beliefs of the customs of women after childbirth. For example, the first ten days after giving birth, a woman was required to not sleep straight. The first four days after birth an infant must not be showered. The infant had to be bathed in warm water that was infused with raw vegetables or tamarind leaves. When the infant reached the age of one year, he would take mat kwan [ceremony in which the infant's morale was invited and remained – translator]. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

childbirth

900. Reference : MM-1-18-76

Officials and villagers

| August 4, 1960. The chief district officer paid the wages of the people hired to dig a hole at the hospital, which was only one half of the agreement. Most people did not like contract work with the authorities because of poor wages. But they must do because they were considerate of the officials | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Officials and villagers