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noun Library Science.

a collection of materials segregated from a general library collection according to form, subject, age, condition, rarity, source, or value.

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Karp showed that this special collection of problems were all equivalent, which in turn demonstrated that the pattern identified by Cook was not an isolated phenomenon, but rather a classification methodology of surprising power and reach.
The 50-year-old problem that eludes theoretical computer science|Siobhan Roberts|October 27, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The research materials and recorded interviews for Victory Deferred comprise a special collection curated by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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“He was born Jimmy Jones,” around the year 1903, said Marc Carlson, director of special collections at the University of Tulsa’s McFarlin Library.
His arrest sparked the Tulsa Race Massacre. Then Dick Rowland disappeared.|DeNeen L. Brown|May 30, 2021|Washington Post
In the first place a special collection of them may be noticed immediately below the floor of the segmentation cavity.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

The Duke brought together a splendid library, among which was the special collection of ballads which are now known by his name.
English Heraldic Book-stamps|Cyril Davenport
Nov. 20—Cardinal Farley directs special collection for war sufferers.
The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915|Various
Also, there is a special collection of scientifilm actors' autographs.
The Fantasy Fan November 1933|Charles D. Hornig
Last Sunday, at Peabody, the people were so enthusiastic that they took a special collection of nearly one hundred dollars.
The American Missionary - Vol. 44, No. 3, March, 1890|Various