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

961. Reference : MM-1-18-142

the tractor owners

| January 22, 1961. Though he was the owner of a rental tractor, Chaweng also had his own land and continued to cultivate rice. January 27, 1961. Tractor owners mainly owned a large area of land. The government did not set a criteria for tenure. People could possess as much land as they wished if they could afford to purchase it. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

the tractor owners

962. Reference : MM-1-18-143

Rice

| October 4, 1959. Dealers bought rice directly from the farmers. The price of rice was dependent on the market price in the town of Phayao. The rice was then exported to Japan, Korea and India for dessert making. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Rice

963. Reference : MM-1-18-144

houses in ck from mnes diary

| September 16, 1959. Mary Ann was searching for a house to rent in Chiangkam district. However, the most important issue was the W.C., which was not favourable. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

houses in ck from mnes diary

964. Reference : MM-1-18-145

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 30, 1959. Mary Ann went to the market to buy food stuff. She stopped by a chinese store to look for clothes in order to quilt blankets. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

965. Reference : MM-1-18-146

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 23 , 1959. Mary Ann Chum cooking. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

966. Reference : MM-1-18-147

Rice Mill at Huaykaewkam

| February 20, 1961. Rice from Tung Lo was mainly sent to the Huaykaewkam mill, which could process up to 60 tons per day. High-capacity rice mills (such as Huaykaewkam) tended to hoard rice and to sell when prices were good. On the contrary the small rice-mills could not hoard rice due to expenses. Kamnan T. Yuan (one of the partners of the Huaykaewkam mill) believed that if the road conditions were improved, the farmers could sell rice at a good price and the mill would increase its capacity. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Rice Mill at Huaykaewkam

967. Reference : MM-1-18-148

Loan

| 15 July 1960. Many teachers had insufficient salary, and they tended to borrow money through an informal system. It did not require collateral like a bank loan, and interests charges were 6-10 percent per month dependent upon the loan agreement with the creditor. Alternatively, they ‘played money sharing’ [credits within certain groups - translator]. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Loan

968. Reference : MM-1-18-149

The rice mill daily cash sheet

| | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

The rice mill daily cash sheet

969. Reference : MM-1-18-150

Land holdings

| October 13, 1959. Caru:n's sister did not own land. Caru:n allowed his sister and her family to help in the farming of his land. Foreigners in Thailand could not hold titles to land. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Land holdings

970. Reference : MM-1-18-151

Smaller rice mill in Chiang Kham district

| February 3, 1960. The smaller rice mill in Chiang Kham district had a capacity of 15 tons of unhusked rice per day. The milled rice was of three grades: rice grade 1 would be sent to Bangkok for sale; rice grade 2 sent to Lampang for sale; and rice grade 3 sold in Chiang Kham district. The mill owner told Moerman that if the condition of the roads were better, rice transport would be more convenient. But then he would face a different challenge, his mill might be in competition with the mills in Lampang and the town of Phayao. They would aim to purchase rice from farmers. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Smaller rice mill in Chiang Kham district