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

951. Reference : MM-1-18-132

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 13-15, 1959. Mary Ann shared her impressions about the condition of the rural district of Chiang Kham. The preparations of Moerman prior to starting field work, such as introducing himself to the chief district officer and a mapping of the village. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

952. Reference : MM-1-18-133

Diary of Mary Ann

| 22 September 1959. Mary Ann described various insects which she found disgusting, such as a large colony of bees with a nest in the trees next to the house, a big cricket, and the insects in the pond - which were the reason she must boil water before use. 28 September 1959. Villagers were chasing out a wolf which was roaming in the village. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

953. Reference : MM-1-18-134

gardening

| October 6-7 1959. Caru:n revitalized the abandoned land next to his house for planting beans and lettuce. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

gardening

954. Reference : MM-1-18-135

Trade and exchange

| January 6 and 7, 1960. Moerman gave presents to Chum, Caru:n and his wife. Dorothy and Imogene told Moerman that Thai people consider it impolite to unwrap a gift in the presence of the gift giver. February 7, 1960. Moerman received gifts from guests during the housewarming. October 31, 1960. Villagers like to exchange watches. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Trade and exchange

955. Reference : MM-1-18-136

‘Money sharing’

| August 3, 1960. The Chiang Ban school principal explained to Moerman the meaning and custom of che: ngën or money sharing [illegal money credit - translator]. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

‘Money sharing’

956. Reference : MM-1-18-137

Economics Rice Sale

| March 9, 1960. Moerman collected information about two rice mills in the Chiang Kham district. During that time the price of rice declined. Rice that was cultivated in the Chiang Kham district was of a shorter grain than the rice grown in the Northeast. Japan and Taiwan preferred to specially order the rice from Chiang Kham district. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Economics Rice Sale

957. Reference : MM-1-18-138

Animals

| October 30 ,1959. In addition to cultivation, farmers also needed to rear buffalo. They also raised a breed of small chicken, the Leghorn. Although they laid eggs daily, Leghorn had low immunity levels and needed attention. [Leghorn was a breed of chicken from Italy. The government of Field Marshal. P. Pibilsongkram encouraged the villagers to raise chickens, especially Leghorn. - translator]. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Animals

958. Reference : MM-1-18-139

rental

| October 29, 1959. If any farmers did not have land, buffalo or carts, they could rent at a rate agreed upon with the owner. For example, when renting land for cultivation, the tenant had to share one-half of the produce with the owner. But if the tenant also rented buffalo for plowing, he then needed to share two thirds of the produce with the landlord. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

rental

959. Reference : MM-1-18-140

Tractor

| October 30, 1959. The farmers rented tractors for plowing the fields before sowing seeds. Within a day, a tractor could plow up to 100 rai, whereas buffalo could do only two rai. The rental cost 25 baht per day. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Tractor

960. Reference : MM-1-18-141

Tractor owner group

| March 14, 1960. Moerman attended a drinking party, including with Pa and his brother. They discussed a competitor who planned to reduce the rental fee for a tractor down to just 20 baht per rai. But Pa did not worry much because they owned four tractors, and could reduce their price against the competitors down to 10 baht per rai. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Tractor owner group