Gary P. Gillum
Gary P. Gillum (June 12, 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a librarian-emeritus of Brigham Young University (BYU). He has compiled bibliographies of works in Mormon Studies as well as the works of Hugh Nibley. Early life and education. Gillum's father was in the United States Air Force, so his family moved often. He lived in Germany from 1953–1956. Gillum was raised a Lutheran and studied to be a minister with the Lutheran Church. He studied at St. John's College and Concordia Senior College, where he received a degree in pre-ministerial studies and classics  in 1968. While in Indiana, he worked as the music librarian for the Indianapolis Public Library. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1969. He received a Master's in library science from BYU in 1971. He started working at the Harold B. Lee Library in 1971 as the foreign languages bibliographer and became the librarian of Religion, Philosophy, and Ancient Studies in 1980. Career. Gillum was Nibley's personal librarian during much of Nibley's time at BYU. Because of his familiarity with Nibley's sources, Gillum edited three volumes of the  Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. Gillum also compiled "Of All Things, A Hugh Nibley Quote Book". Gillum taught an honors class on Nibley at BYU for five years. Gillum and Richard L. Anderson both worked with the Hugh Nibley Ancient Studies Room in the Harold B. Lee Library. He indexed, edited, reviewed, and archived Nibley's work for over thirty-five years. He received the Library Faculty Professionalism award in 2006. Gillum has written reviews for "Library Journal", "BYU Studies" and "". He served on the editorial boards for "BYU Studies" and "Dialogue". He has been a member of the Society  of Biblical Literature, American Theological Library Association and the Mormon History Association. He also served as a member of the Oxford Biblical Studies Online library advisory board in 2009. Personal life. In 1963 Gillum had a near-death experience after a car accident. He saw an intensely colorful place and felt that he had a choice to return to his body or not. His spine was fractured and he had internal injuries, but he recovered. Gillum and Lyn Ann Ruhland were married in July 1969. After having two children together, Lyn died of lymphoma in 1977. Gillum married Elizabeth Bayliss ; she died of cancer in 1986. Gillum's third marriage ended in divorce. Gillum's fourth marriage to Signe Slangerup Hale was in 1987. They served together as missionaries in the LDS California Anaheim Mission 2009–2010. He and Signe have 17 children between them. They have lived in Catalina, Arizona, since 2011. Gillum has sung with many ensembles. He sang bass for over 17 years with the Utah Baroque Ensemble. He also sang with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, BYU Men's Chorus, and the Payson Civic Chorale. He was the business manager of the Utah  Valley Symphony and in 2008, was a member of its board. Bibliography. Books. Gillum has edited several books of Nibley's works: