Ray Vaughn Denslow (1885–1960)[1] was an author, poet, and historian of Freemasonry. Ray was noted for many different pieces of writing including that of I Am Freemasonry.[2] His other books include A Handbook for Royal Arch Masons,[3]Masonic Rites and Degrees,[4]The Masonic World,[5] and Freemasonry in the Western Hemisphere.[6] Ray was a former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri.[7]