special collection

American  

noun

Library Science.

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

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Example Sentences

The findings will appear in a special collection on Ocean Heat Content Changes organized by Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

He periodically donated the hate mail addressed to him — as well as his many exchanges with fans — to a special collection at the University of Michigan library.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023

Consumers dumped what they saw as a cure for their ailments into special collection boxes set up around the city.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2023

"As the number of Holocaust survivors sadly but inevitably declines, my abiding hope is that this special collection will act as a further guiding light," Prince Charles said.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2022

The congregation wanted to show its appreciation, so one Sunday morning the pastor, the Reverend Wesley Parks, took up a special collection for her after the regular collection.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman