All 3 Uses

recollect
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Farewell to Manzanar
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To complete this book we have had to rely on a good deal besides my own recollections.†
Chpt Frwd. *

recollections = memories
He studies her face for some measure of how far her recollection can be trusted.†
Chpt 2.18

recollection = memory
The original goal was a short recollection for the immediate relatives and for our thirty-six nieces and nephews, some of whom were born at Manzanar yet knew almost nothing about the experience.†
Chpt Aft.

Definitions:

(1) (recollect)
to remember -- especially experiences from long ago

Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):

Relative to its synonyms, recollect brings to mind a leisurely piecing together of distant memories. It may be used in a less formal manner than remember and is almost always less formal than recall.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
(historical usage) a thought or to collect thoughts -- often after an interruption -- often gaining composure, awareness, or a perspective