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 The collection has been arranged into four identified series: Subject Files, Photographs, Ephemera, Published and Unpublished Manuscripts.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While in Laos and Thailand, he collected both published and unpublished reports, papers, books and documents related to topics on Laos which in 1986 became the subject matter of his book Laos: A Bibliography published by the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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Created1969
DescriptionArticle describing the lamvong, a particular style of dance and music involving drums that was common across Southeast Asia.
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ContributorsNhouyvanisvong, Liliane (Author)
Created1969
DescriptionReport on the issues that impede education in rural Laos, including agriculture, government, and the geography.
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ContributorsSage, William W. (Author)
Created1972
DescriptionA report on the village of Tang O, detailing its location, the current projects there, and the resources available.
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Contributorsd'Abbs, Peter (Author)
Created1969
Description"That Luang: Proud Keeper of an Old Laotian Secret" is an article about That Luang, a stupa in Vientiane, Laos. "That" means stupa in Lao, and is an edifice sheltering a relic of Buddha and Luang means public in Lao. It was built in 1566 by King Setthatirat.
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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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ContributorsSage, William W. (Author)
DescriptionReport on the building, creation, and maintenance of Muong Meung village.
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Created1989
DescriptionAn article describing previously unpublished photos from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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ContributorsWyatt, David K. (Author)
Created1963
DescriptionArticle on the history of Thai invasions and rebellions against Vientiane and the Chakri Dynasty
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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.
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DescriptionArticle describing the history of Laos, focusing on a variety of local kings who constantly fought until the kingdom was finally united.