The phrase "aware of the collection" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's knowledge or consciousness regarding a specific collection of items, data, or information.
Example: "She was not only aware of the collection but also deeply interested in its historical significance."
Alternatives: "conscious of the collection" or "informed about the collection".
"We were always aware of the collection.
He made the general public aware of the collection by publishing excerpts in "Lay My Burden Down: A Folk History of Slavery" (1945).
(After the publication of this article on Saturday, the official added that the president had not been "made aware of the collection of writing until recently").
It influenced Paul Klee and the Surrealists through the work of Max Ernst, who was aware of the collection as early as 1911, when he was a student in Bonn.
The crates remained unopened until last February, when the Smithsonian became aware of the collection and had it examined by two experts, Milo Beach, assistant director of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and Glenn Lowry, curator of Near Eastern Art for the Center for Asian Art.
Peter Sachs, 71, only became aware of the collection in 2005, and immediately began legal proceedings to get them back.
Anyone interested in early film is aware of the Desmet Collection, the nitrate treasure at the Netherlands' Filmmuseum, a treasure that was long ignored by the academic world.
The piece still asserts that the companies were aware of the governments collection under Section 702 — the FISA Amendments Act — with De replying yes to a question about whether the data collection occurred with the "full knowledge and assistance of any company from which information is obtained".
Apparently aware of the increasing collection of DNA evidence, the suspect used tissues in an effort to wipe up after the attack, the prosecutors said.
After the F.C.C. released its report saying that others at Google were made aware of the data collection, privacy regulators in Europe said they were considering reopening their investigations.
Among the documents released Tuesday are sworn declarations by nine people — their names and titles redacted but most of whom appear to be Google engineers — who said they were not aware of the data collection either because it was not part of their job or they did not review the project documentation, even when it was provided to them.
