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Born and raised in Cleveland, Ray initially pursued an education in Medieval Studies before earning an MLS from Indiana University – Bloomington.
He began working for the Cleveland Public Library in 2013 and has been with the John G. White Chess Collection since 2017.
Ray is responsible for the ongoing curation of the John G. White Collection, the largest and most comprehensive collection of books and other written material on the game of chess. He lives in Cleveland, and enjoys reading, cooking, and the social clubs in Cleveland.