Can't Edit Collections in Lightroom 3.6

After deleting a Smart Collection in Lightroom 3.6, the option to Edit Collection that was previously in the context menu is gone. Double-clicking the Collection Name will not bring up the Edit Dialog either. I tried removing the preferences and letting Lightroom create a new one but that didn't fix it either. Not sure what else to try.
Thanks, Larry Goodhew

OK, I decided to check one more time that I was clicking on a smart collection and I was not! I feel dumb. I had closed the smart collection tab and not noticed, and I was thinking that the first collection following it was a smart collection so hadn't looked closer. That is what I get for having a smart collection and regular collection that have nearly the same names!
Thank you for your help Jim!

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