The William W. Sage Collection on Laos consists of subject files, photographs, slides, audiotapes, and manuscripts on Sage's work and writings. The collection has been arranged into four identified series: Subject Files, Photographs, Ephemera, Published and Unpublished Manuscripts. The collection also contains audiotapes that are not yet digitized.

The repository collection contains only a part of the Sage Collection. For a complete listing of the materials in the Sage collection go to Arizona Archives Online and input "Sage."

William W. Sage (b. 1946 Denver, CO) has been involved in international humanitarian aid for over forty years. He joined the International Voluntary Services team in Laos in 1969 and later served as a Community Development Area Adviser with the United States Agency for International Development in the southern and later northwestern regions of Laos until 1975. In 1977 he served four years as the Director of the Joint Voluntary Agency (JVA) in Bangkok, Thailand during which time 200,000 refugees from Indochina were processed for resettlement to the U.S.

While in Laos and Thailand, he collected both published and unpublished reports, papers, books and documents related to topics on Laos which in 1986 became the subject matter of his book Laos: A Bibliography published by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.

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ContributorsPobzeb, Vang (Author)
Created1990
DescriptionArticle on the political climate of Laos from the 1950s until the 1990s, detailing international and domestic political issues.
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Created1964
DescriptionReport on the political conditions, population demographics, history, and government structure of the Kingdom of Laos.
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ContributorsKinson, Charles T. (Author)
Created1974
DescriptionReport on statistics concerning the demographics of seven distinct provinces in Laos, focusing on health concerns.
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Created1969
DescriptionReport on economic programs in Laos, including gold and petroleum exports, USAID programs, and imports from Japan and Hong Kong.
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Created1969
DescriptionReport on an economic and agricultural development program in certain provinces in Laos.
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Created1972
DescriptionReport on economic assistance from the United States to the Royal Government of Laos, looking specifically at their many programs to increase education and improve health, agriculture, and public needs.
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DescriptionReport on the Rural Development Program’s agricultural, health, and economic programs ongoing in Laos.
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Created1965
DescriptionA report of ongoing agriculture and schooling projects in rural villages in Laos under USAID.
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Created1974
DescriptionReport Report on the USAID/Laos-Royal Lao Government Project for Opium Poppy Crop Substitution in Houa Khong Province
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ContributorsChandler, James B. (Author)
Created1969
DescriptionReport on USAID agricultural projects to improve machinery and the breeding of livestock for the Houei Pamon-Sam Thong Highway Project..