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

971. Reference : MM-1-18-152

Mills in the town

| January 27, 1961. The capacity of the mill was 30 kwian [measure for paddy (equal to 16 piculs) – translator] of unhusked rice per day, and the price of rice was dependent on the price set in Bangkok. Milled rice would be sent to Bangkok for sale, and exported for sale in Taiwan, Japan and Laos. The mill owner told Moerman that if the condition of roads were better, rice transport would be more convenient. But then he would face an additional challenge - his mill might be in competition with mills in Lampang and the town of Phayao, and they would attempt to purchase rice from the same farmers. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Mills in the town

972. Reference : MM-1-18-153

The road to Chiang Kham district

| August 16, 1960. If the infrastructure conditions of Chiang Kham district were better, it would lead to a decline in the price of products and a more favourable economic situation. However, a very large budget was required for the construction of roads. August 22, 1960. The government implemented several projects for road construction from the town of Phayao to Chiang Kham and from Chiang Kham to Chiang Rai. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

The road to Chiang Kham district

973. Reference : MM-1-18-154

Large rice mill

| November 25, 1960. The accountant gave information about the founding year of the rice mills. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Large rice mill

974. Reference : MM-1-18-155

Dyeing in Chiang Kham

| October 21, 1959. A man who was a cloth dyer walked along the roads with his equipment, and rang a bell to signal his presence. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Dyeing in Chiang Kham

975. Reference : MM-1-18-156

On education

| February 18, 1961. The majority of children in Chiangban sub-district after graduating from grade 4 would leave school to help their parents in farming. Though children who lived in Chiang Kham district wanted to continue studying in secondary and high school, they had to enroll in schools in the city of Chiang Rai. In addition, if anyone wanted to continue on to higher education, they had to travel to Chiang Mai or Bangkok. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

On education

976. Reference : MM-1-18-157

Comments of Sicaj on education

| May 18, 1960. Sicaj had two sons. Dong was studying forestry and cEnta was police officer in Chiang Rai, and they both stayed in Chiang Rai. Sicaj wanted his children to have an education so that they would not have to work as hard as he did. December 7, 1960. Sicaj often told parents in Phaed to send their children to school, so they could do light work and become caw naj [hi-ranked position – translator]. They would have money to care for their parents when they were elderly. January 29, 1961. To study to the level of primary school was not useless, but was simply to understand the central Thai language. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Comments of Sicaj on education

977. Reference : MM-1-18-158

Attitudes toward a nursery

| September 2 and 8, 1960. Each parent had different reasons for sending their children to nursery school. For example, for some, it was to prepare children before going to school. In other cases a person who was unable to take proper care of their child would send them to nursery school. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Attitudes toward a nursery

978. Reference : MM-1-18-159

Education in the past

| September 3, 1960. In the past, few children were sent to the school. Most children were sent to monastery to study. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Education in the past

979. Reference : MM-1-18-160

Nursery

| September 2, 1960. Mary Ann observed the nursery. The teacher talked to students in the northern and central Thai language. Parents must pay a tuition fee to the nursery of 10 baht per month. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Nursery

980. Reference : MM-1-18-161

Nursery

| September 3, 1960. Moerman observed the nursery. Teachers were teaching children to learn the Thai alphabet by heart. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Nursery