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 The collection has been arranged into four identified series: Subject Files, Photographs, Ephemera, Published and Unpublished Manuscripts.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While in Laos and Thailand, he collected both published and unpublished reports, papers, books and documents related to topics on Laos which in 1986 became the subject matter of his book Laos: A Bibliography published by the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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ContributorsMcKeithen, Edwin T. (Author) / Khouang, Xieng (Author)
Created1970
DescriptionReport about how the Pathet Lao government has employed a variety of programs to train people in villages, update agriculture, impose new forms of taxation and the relationship between the people and the government.
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ContributorsGuerrini, Dominique (Author)
DescriptionRecords describing life and organization in rural communities, particularly how the national government maintains relations with these villages.
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ContributorsAbhay, Thao Nhouy (Author)
Created1969
DescriptionTwo articles concerning the ceremony of the baci in Lao culture. Includes a copy of a book chapter written by Thao Nhouy Abhay, the former Minister of Education.
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ContributorsCompton, Carol (Author)
Created1967
DescriptionA report on the customs and habits in Lao.
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ContributorsVuthao (Author)
Created1972
DescriptionReport on the legal system of the Meo or the Hmong, focusing on divorce, murder, land disputes, and other criminal activity.
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ContributorsVuthao (Author)
Created1972
DescriptionArticle on the Akha, an ethnic group that lives predominately in Laos, focusing on their culture, population, history, and festivals
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ContributorsSage, William W. (Author)
DescriptionReport on the building, creation, and maintenance of Muong Meung village.
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ContributorsWoolley, Herbert E. (Author)
Created1969
DescriptionReport on the economy of Houei Sai, a Lao village, examining their expenditures, exports, imports, and population.
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ContributorsYudy, Naisian (Author)
Created1967
DescriptionArticle on the creation of bronze drums, including instructions and the history of the first of these drums.
Vientiane News January 1973-December 1973
Created1973
DescriptionNewspapers from Vientiane News dating January 7, 1973 to December 31, 1973, detailing local and international events, Lao culture, classifieds, and more.