Access to Collection
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Publication Rights
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Albert Bandura papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC1182
Physical Description:
55 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1961-2006
Language of Material: English
Access to Collection
Accession ARCH-2020-022 is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Materials may
be made available in 2057.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Administrative transfer from the Dept. of Psychology, 2012 & 2016.
Biographical / Historical
Albert Bandura (1925-2021) was Professor of Social Science in Psychology, Emeritus, in the
School of Humanities and Sciences. He was internationally recognized as one of the world's
most influential social psychologists for his groundbreaking research on the importance of
learning by observing others. He is best known for developing social cognitive theory (also
known as social learning theory); the concept of self-efficacy – the idea that a person's
belief in their ability to succeed can shape how they think, act and feel; and his Bobo Doll
experiments.
Scope and Contents
The materials include article reprints authored by Albert Bandura.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Psychology, Experimental.
Psychology.
Social Psychology
Psychology -- Experiments.
Psychology -- Study and teaching (Graduate) -- California --
Stanford.