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 The collection has been arranged into four identified series: Subject Files, Photographs, Ephemera, Published and Unpublished Manuscripts.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While in Laos and Thailand, he collected both published and unpublished reports, papers, books and documents related to topics on Laos which in 1986 became the subject matter of his book Laos: A Bibliography published by the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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ContributorsBarney, George L. (Author) / Koumarn, Yang See (Author)
Created1978
DescriptionA guide detailing the history of the Hmong in Laos, including their personal history, beliefs, folklore, etc.
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ContributorsIzikowitz, Karl Gustav (Author) / Needham, Rodney (Author)
Created1960
DescriptionArticles concerning the marriage practices of the Lamet people in Northern Laos.
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ContributorsKhamphong (Author)
DescriptionArticle about the social structure, rites, and traditions of Ban Poung, a village in Laos.
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Created1967
DescriptionReport on Operation Brotherhood’s activities in Laos and their observations on the behavior of the Lao people.
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ContributorsPenrose, George L. (Author)
Created1965
DescriptionReport on programs ongoing in Kong Se Nam Noi on the Bolovens Plateau, looking specifically at USAID and Civic Aid programs.
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Created1971
DescriptionEntire weekly newspapers from Vientiane News, a Laos-based newspaper that covered topics relating to the region of Southeast Asia and beyond.
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ContributorsUdol, Aram (Translator)
Created1960
DescriptionTranslated copy of “Twelve Traditions, Fourteen Precepts” a booklet that explains the Lao traditions concerning the required behaviors for people and the king.
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ContributorsBeery, Galen S. (Author)
Created1969
DescriptionA bibliography of other reports, books, etc, to be used in further examinations and reports on US Agency for International Development’s projects and programs in Laos.
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ContributorsDavison, A. E. (Author)
Created1974
DescriptionCollection of notes from A.E. Davidson on the region of Pha Beuk, specifically regarding fishing and three areas: Savannakhet, Pakse, and Khong Island
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Created1972
DescriptionReport on the Fa Ngum Comprehensive School Project and its school reform attempts in Laos through USAID programs.