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 The collection has been arranged into four identified series: Subject Files, Photographs, Ephemera, Published and Unpublished Manuscripts.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While in Laos and Thailand, he collected both published and unpublished reports, papers, books and documents related to topics on Laos which in 1986 became the subject matter of his book Laos: A Bibliography published by the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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Created1964
DescriptionReport on the political conditions, population demographics, history, and government structure of the Kingdom of Laos.
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Created1959
DescriptionReport describing the history, economics, and geography of Laos and then the history of its rising communist movement, Lao Issara.
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ContributorsSaychak, Kamlong (Author)
Created1974
DescriptionHandwritten notes describing the Thai Leu of Ta Fa, Bokeo and an English description of the blessings requires for the rice Baci Ceremony.
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ContributorsSahai, Sachchidanand (Author)
Created1981
DescriptionAn article describing the Rama saga and how it describes and relates to the history of Southeast Asia, including manuscripts, authorship, and the settlement of certain areas.
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Created1969
DescriptionDescribes the objectives and progress of the agricultural programs of the Commission for Rural Affairs
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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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ContributorsNginn, Pierre S. (Author)
Created1959
DescriptionArticle describing the New Years Festival in Laos, which takes place in April by following the Buddhist calendar. Mentions Buddhist astrological signs.
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ContributorsMulder, J. A. Niels (Author)
Created1968
DescriptionThe article describes the concept of merit or bun in Thai Buddhism and how it relates to the organization of the Thai government and educational systems.
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ContributorsColonna, M. (Author)
Created1938
DescriptionA report on the history, geography, government system, and geology of Saravane Province on Laos.
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ContributorsBounsouk, Thao (Author)
Created1971
DescriptionText and photos of Buddha images in Laos