This set of papers supports the donation of 140 mechanical and still banks collected by Marjorie and Michael Delmar. It primarily inventories items in the various categories of banks into which the Delmars divided their collection. There is extensive information on descriptions of banks, purchase prices, and appraisal values.

The papers consist of the following materials, as organized and arranged by the Delmars:

- Various appraisals of the collection and receipts for items purchased.

- Scrapbook of individual item data from a computer database; data include purchase information (date, price, seller’s name and address), appraisal value, and how each bank operates.

- Scrapbook containing copies of receipts and appraisals, some correspondence, ephemera, catalog clippings, and photos.

Original arrangement of the papers (generally by the owner’s categories) has been retained. Materials were removed from acidic, 3-ring notebooks and sleeves and were placed in archival folders.