Background
Gnat, Raymond Earl was born on January 15, 1932 in Milwaukee. Son of John and Emily (Syperko) Gnat.
Gnat, Raymond Earl was born on January 15, 1932 in Milwaukee. Son of John and Emily (Syperko) Gnat.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Wisconsin, 1954. Postgraduate, University Wisconsin, 1959. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1958.
Master of Public Administration, Indiana University, Indianapolis, 1981.
Page, Milwaukee Public Library, 1950-1953; junior librarian, Milwaukee Public Library, 1954; librarian, Milwaukee Public Library, 1958-1963; circulation assistant, University of Illinois, 1956-1957; serials cataloger, University of Illinois, 1957-1958; assistant director, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 1963-1971; director, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 1972-1994. Executive director Indiana National Library Week, 1965.
Served with Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Member American Library Association, Indiana library association (president 1980), Bibliographical Society American.
Married Jean Helen Monday, June 19, 1954. Children— Cynthia, Barbara, Richard.