The purpose of this study is to track the introduction of the irrigation agency (Watershappen) in the Vorstenlanden area Surakarta and Yogyakarta as well as effects on the relationship between farmers, farmers and plantation owners. In addition, this study aims to understand the patterns of institutional change and the water distribution system in the Vorstenlanden region and consequently on agriculture and plantation. State involvement in the problem of water distribution in the Vorstenlanden area causing a collision between a proportional system that has been done by the traditional farmers with absolute system applied state. As a result, irrigation conflicts arise between plantation because of the use of a watershed point for some plantations. Conflicts between plantations and farmers because of water scarcity due to the autonomy of the estate in the distribution of water to agricultural land and conflicts between farmers as water encroachment without the knowledge of other farmers.

Kajian ini menjelaskan tentang pemetaan arsip tokoh masyarakat dan pemimpin desa Karangbrai yang merupakan salah satu desa bekas distrik Comal. Dalam konteks masyarakat desa, penokohan seseorang dapat dilakukan melalui jalur sejarah lisan dari generasi ke generasi. Selain itu, arsip foto juga memiliki peran vital dalam mendukung visualisasi tradisi lisan tersebut. Data yang digunakan dalam kajian ini berupa data primer dan data sekunder. Data primer diperoleh dari observasi partisipasi dan wawancara, sedangkan data sekunder berupa bahan pustaka, baik berupa buku, jurnal, maupun media massa. Kesimpulan dari kajian ini adalah strategi seleksi dan penilaian arsip personal dilakukan dengan kombinasi pendekatan neo-dokumentasi dan total archives yang terdiri dari tahapan observasi, pemetaan arsip, dan oral history. Adapun strategi diseminasi hasil dokumentasi yaitu dengan mengoptimalkan sistem informasi desa. Hasil dokumentasi mampu menghadirkan keunikan dari identitas masyarakat suatu daerah. Pelestarian pengetahuan merupakan bukti identitas masyarakat yang dapat menghubungkan memori dari generasi di masa lalu dengan generasi selanjutnya.

The purpose of this study is to track the introduction of the irrigation agency (Watershappen) in the Vorstenlanden area Surakarta and Yogyakarta as well as effects on the relationship between farmers, farmers and plantation owners. In addition, this study aims to understand the patterns of institutional change and the water distribution system in the Vorstenlanden region and consequently on agriculture and plantation. State involvement in the problem of water distribution in the Vorstenlanden area causing a collision between a proportional system that has been done by the traditional farmers with absolute system applied state. As a result, irrigation conflicts arise between plantations because of the use of a watershed point for some plantations. Conflicts between plantations and farmers because of water scarcity due to the autonomy of the estate in the distribution of water to agricultural land and conflicts between farmers as water encroachment without the knowledge of other farmers.