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

991. Reference : MM-1-18-172

Teacher Education

| July 16, 1960. Moerman interviewed two teachers: one was Tai Lue and the other was Myang. In the past, most teachers had only completed up to grade 4, but now they had graduated from high school, grade 10. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Teacher Education

992. Reference : MM-1-18-173

officer

| March 14. The assistant district officer sent his son to study in Bangkok because he wanted his son to excel at English, in order to have the opportunity to work in government service. December 10, 1960. The new assistant officer of Chiang Kham district had accepted the appointment. While at the Health Center there a new nurse was accepted to the appointment as well. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

officer

993. Reference : MM-1-18-174

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 23, 1959. Thais liked to have a child immediately after marriage. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

994. Reference : MM-1-18-175

Attitudes of the government officers on minority

| January 12 and 14,1961. Moerman accompanied the new assistant district officer, who originated from Bangkok, a lieutenant and patrol border police to Me Tang. During the trip they met a group of Hmong people. The officials had asked impolitely about the Hmong. The new assistant district officer also made a contemptuous comment about the ethnic minorities. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Attitudes of the government officers on minority

995. Reference : MM-1-18-176

Interrogation of a Meo [Hmong – translator]

| July 27, 1960. Ho (a term used to refer to Chinese – translator) was called to help with the interpretation of questions to Meo, who had arrived in the Chiang Kham district. Interrogation was difficult because of the language barriers, and the police who made inquiries showed an unfriendly attitude, which made the Hmong fearful. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interrogation of a Meo [Hmong – translator]

996. Reference : MM-1-18-177

Diary of Mary Ann

| September 28, 1959. Mary Ann and Moerman visited the chief district officer and his wife at home. The chief was a Myang, who originated from Lampang and was able to speak the Northern dialect. His wife was Thai (Central Thai), had a career as a teacher and did not wear a sin [wrap-around skirt – translator]. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Diary of Mary Ann

997. Reference : MM-1-18-178

Grant from the U.S.

| January 22, 1960. In the opinion of Chaweng, the U.S. grants to Thailand and Laos did not fall into the hands of the general public. Most of the funds ended up being misappropriated by senior officials and American capitalists. The U.S. should provide financial support for good governance and should allocate the funds to the people, not for that liable to corruption. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Grant from the U.S.

998. Reference : MM-1-18-179

Communication media

| January 18, 1961. After reading a newspaper from Bangkok, the sub-district chief asked Moerman about the political policy of Kennedy on communism; whether that was similar to Eisenhower's policy. January 12, 1961. The people involved (officials) held meetings in order to select movies to be screened on the occasion of the return of His Majesty King. At the meeting the villagers agreed to project the news. January 22, 1961. Villagers liked listening to radio stations broadcasting from Xishuangbanna. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Communication media

999. Reference : MM-1-18-180

Knowledge about the world situation of the sub-district headman

| November 12, 1960. The sub-district headman told the villagers his concerns about the political policies of President Kennedy towards communism, and whether the policies were similar to the anti-communist period, as that of President Nixon. The conflict that occurred between Russia and China was a good thing for Thailand. In his opinion, China was a communist country that hoped to occupy the world. [Probably, error in records because John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) served as President of the United States before Nixon. Kennedy was the 35th president of the US. and served as president during the years 1961-1963. Nixon who was the 37th president of the US. served as during the years of 1969 to1974 – Translator]. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Knowledge about the world situation of the sub-district headman

1000. Reference : MM-1-18-181

Kamnan's knowledge of farangs (foreigners)

| November 12, 1960. Kamnan [sub-district headman] considered foreigners as able to adapt themselves to local environments, even if it was not as comfortable as their home. More specifically, Moerman could eat, drink and adjust to the local people and customs well. This was in contrast to Thai people, who tended to complain if there was nothing like the comfort of their home. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Kamnan's knowledge of farangs (foreigners)