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

911. Reference : MM-1-18-87

Monks gambling

| September 17, 18, 25, and 28, 1960. Young monks in the village were caught gambling in secret and were arrested. The villagers gathered to discuss the disadvantages of the situation and to find a solution, to prevent the village from being defamed. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Monks gambling

912. Reference : MM-1-18-88

The demeanor of women

| September 26 1959. Caru:n taught Mary Ann the proper conduct and demeanor of a woman towards her husband. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

The demeanor of women

913. Reference : MM-1-18-89

Police behavior toward villagers

| August 25, 1960. A group of police came to see the village headman. He fully welcomed them, but the police reacted quite badly to the headman and the villagers. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Police behavior toward villagers

914. Reference : MM-1-18-90

Misappropriation of funds

| October 25, 1960. The officials often misappropriated budget from the central government to use towards infrastructure for the villages. They would help each other cover up the offense. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Misappropriation of funds

915. Reference : MM-1-18-91

Repairing silver belt

| October 30, 1960. Men who repair silver belts came around the village in order to repair any damaged silver belts belonging to the villagers. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Repairing silver belt

916. Reference : MM-1-18-92

Social status

| November 12, 1960. Caru:n and the assistant district officer told Moerman about beliefs affecting the social status of the Tai Lue. For example, seating placement. Elders would sit at the front of the line, while the youngsters sat at the last place in the row. Regarding the direction faced while sleeping, the elders had to sleep facing north, while the youngsters must lay down towards the south. Concerning placement based on gender, men slept on the right side and woman slept on the left side. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Social status

917. Reference : MM-1-18-93

Sexual relations

| November 2, 1960. Suk asked Saj to assume responsibility for her pregnancy because he had sexual relations with her. But he denied responsibility since everyone knew that Suk had relations with various men. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Sexual relations

918. Reference : MM-1-18-94

Kathin for the year 2503 BE [religious ceremony of presenting robes to the Buddhist monks – translator].

| November 3, 1960. Morning in the day of Kathin. No assistance was requested from residents in the preparation. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Kathin for the year 2503 BE [religious ceremony of presenting robes to the Buddhist monks – translator].

919. Reference : MM-1-18-95

Yao wedding

| November 10, 11, and 17, 1960. The youngest brother of KhamsEn was going to marry a Yao girl from the mountainous area. 6,000 baht was spent for the organization of the wedding. Traditionally the Yao people, as hosts, would reward their guests for attending the event, and every guest was offered a pork leg, costing 10 baht. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Yao wedding

920. Reference : MM-1-18-96

School

| November 16, 1960. Most parents wanted their children to attend school ahead of the proper age. But the school did not have the capacity to receive a large number of students. Because the parents were willing to donate benches, the school also agreed to accept children who had not yet reached the minimum age to attend. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

School