Siam: Life on Tajin Road

Dublin Core

Title

Siam: Life on Tajin Road

Description

The Landons lived on the Tajin road, held a mile outside the town. The main Christian community lived about three miles away. The general pattern was that people lived in villages for safety reasons. Ku Pru was a teacher at the school and her brother became Margaret's coolie.

Creator

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

Date

January 1, 1930

Rights

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Format

.mp3

Identifier

LC56-02

Provenance

Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewee

Margaret Landon (1903-1993)

Duration

2:48

Sound File Location

Box 78 Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 55-60

Clip Location

Hour 56, clip 2

Sub-Collection

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Main Collection

Series 1: Biographical

Citation

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993) , “Siam: Life on Tajin Road,” Digital Exhibits of Wheaton College, accessed March 29, 2024, https://omeka.wheaton.edu/items/show/658.