Title: William J. Gedney collection
Description: Reproduces a selection of works consisting of Thai drama (including adaptions from French and English plays), folk songs, literature, and poetry, dating from the 17th to the early 20th centuries.  Also includes a number of "cremation volumes", published and distributed as gifts on the occasion of cremation ceremonies, which are important cultural artifacts of Thai society, providing a rich source of literary, historical, cultural, and folk information.
Subjects: History, Thai literature, Thai drama, Library, Folklore
Places: Thailand
People: William J. Gedney
Time periods: 1782-1945