. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Dough notes that a few other famous and not-so-famous novelists should have darkened his door or that of an- other library before committing words to paper. They could have avoided mistakes that have planted misconcep- tions about the Outer Banks in the minds of the public. Take Tom Clancy, for example. In his novel The Hunt for Red Octo- ber, the captured submarine Red Octo- ber is secreted into waters through Oregon Inlet. "You can barely get a rowboat, much less a submarine, through Oregon Inl
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Dough notes that a few other famous and not-so-famous novelists should have darkened his door or that of an- other library before committing words to paper. They could have avoided mistakes that have planted misconcep- tions about the Outer Banks in the minds of the public. Take Tom Clancy, for example. In his novel The Hunt for Red Octo- ber, the captured submarine Red Octo- ber is secreted into waters through Oregon Inlet. "You can barely get a rowboat, much less a submarine, through Oregon Inlet," Dough says. And Anne Rivers Siddons does a poor job of staying true to the area she uses to title her novel Outer Banks. For serious writers of scholarly works and historical novels, the Outer Banks History Center is an undiscov- ered gem in the state's trinity of histori- cal collections. It's not as well-known as the State Library in Raleigh or the North Carolina Collection at the Uni- versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but the size and historical worth of its collection make it a library deserv- ing of notice. Dough constantly works to in- crease the center's prominence and the size of its collection. The center accepts gifts of books, recordings, manuscripts, photographs, maps and other items in its field of interest. Call Dough at 919/ 473-2655 if you have an item that you think the center may have an interest in collecting. The Outer Banks History Center Associates also underwrite some acqui- sitions and programs and provide volunteer To improve accessibility to the collection, the center will soon have a rest stop on the information highway. Then patrons will be able to search the on-line holdings without traveling to Manteo. But until then, here is a listing and description of the center's major collec- tions. The David Stick Collection com- prises more than 25,000 books and pamphlets, most of them pertaining to the history and culture of the Nor
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