Lloyd Gwam

Lloyd Chike Gwam (L.C. Gwam) (June 23, 1924 – July 1, 1965) was a Nigerian historian and Director of the Nigerian National Archives in Ibadan.

Early life and education L.C. Gwam was born on June 23, 1924, to Chief G.W. Gwam and Celine Adaukpo Gwam in then Eastern Nigeria. He attended Government School Asaba and Edo College for his elementary education. For his secondary education, he attended Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha. He graduated from then University College Ibadan (now University of Ibadan) in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Personal life Gwam married Esther Shola Garrick in 1957 and the couple had four children. Gailey also indicated that Gwam was about to write a critical "expose of Lugard's mistaken policies as applied to Western Nigeria" before his death in July 1965.

Publications Lloyd Gwam's publications include: The National Archives of Nigeria (1959) An introduction to the Nigerian National Archives (1961) Archives and Local Councils (1964) The functions of the National Archives of Nigeria (1964) The Writings of Dr Moses Joao Da Rocha (1875–1942) Great Nigerians (1967)