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 The collection has been arranged into four identified series: Subject Files, Photographs, Ephemera, Published and Unpublished Manuscripts.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While in Laos and Thailand, he collected both published and unpublished reports, papers, books and documents related to topics on Laos which in 1986 became the subject matter of his book Laos: A Bibliography published by the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.
Report describing hostilities in Laos after the collapse of the Coalition Government in 1964 and the economic issues that followed.
An article describing the Fifth Month Festival or the New Years Festival and its rituals by Laotians living in the San Francisco Bay area
A report detailing programs to restore the economy in the Pakse area of Laos after warfare.
Describes the objectives and progress of the agricultural programs of the Commission for Rural Affairs
Records describing life and organization in rural communities, particularly how the national government maintains relations with these villages.
Unofficial translation of a royal text describing the abilities and powers of certain ministers, especially concerning finance and defense.
Unofficial translation of a text describing the hierarchy and organization of a provisional government in Laos at the end of the way between the Lao government and the Pathet Lao.
Report on programs to increase the education opportunities to minorities in rural areas
Photos of government officials, including the king and the prince.