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 The collection has been arranged into four identified series: Subject Files, Photographs, Ephemera, Published and Unpublished Manuscripts.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While in Laos and Thailand, he collected both published and unpublished reports, papers, books and documents related to topics on Laos which in 1986 became the subject matter of his book Laos: A Bibliography published by the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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ContributorsVa Lo, Chua (Auctioneer) / Vue, Gee (Translator)
Created1972
DescriptionReport describing the changing role of the bmoob, or blacksmith.
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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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ContributorsLemoine, Jacques (Author)
Created1972
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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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ContributorsOsborn, G. M. T. (Author)
Created1967
DescriptionArticle about the racial and social isolation of minorities and native groups in Laos, their relationships with each other and the government, and the lack of agricultural development and infrastructure in their areas.
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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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ContributorsFitzgerald, Hunter A. (Author)
Created1972-06-07
DescriptionReport on teaching courses for USAID programs in Laos.
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ContributorsHickey, Gerald C. (Author)
Created1964
DescriptionExamination of the Maio-Yao language family
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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.