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Coll2008.061
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Title: Eric Scott Evans and Jerome Maxwell Strum papers
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2008.061
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8.9 linear feet.
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1984-1990
Date (inclusive): circa 1957-1999. 1984-1990.
Abstract: Photographs, personal papers, t-shirts, and other materials of Eric Scott Evans (pseudonym for Eric Scott Myrick) and Jerome
Maxwell Strum, Jr., also known as Maxwell Jerome. The collection documents their life together from 1983 to 1998, as they
moved from San Francisco to New York City, Indianapolis, and Pipe Creek, Texas.
General Physical Description note:
3 archive cartons, 3 archive half-carton, 3 oversize boxes, 2 shoe boxes, and 1 map case drawer.
creator:
Evans, Eric Scott, 1962-
creator:
Strum, Jerome Maxwell, 1957-1998
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the
physical owner. Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in the materials. Note that ONE
National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for all other materials directly from the copyright
holder(s).
Box #, folder #, Eric Scott Evans and Jerome Maxwell Strum Papers, Coll2008-061, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los
Angeles, California.
Eric Scott Evans donated the collection to ONE Institute & Archvies on September 19, 2001.
Formerly boxes 103-74, 103-75, 103-76, and 103-77. Processed by Michael C. Oliveira with the assistance of Misha Karbelnig
November 2008.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Eric Scott Myrick was born in Boulder, Colorado in 1962. Nothing is known of his early life except that he adopted the name
Eric Scott Evans, and was probably living in San Francisco when he appeared as "Tige McMasters" in two gay erotic films by
Nova Studios in 1982 and 1983. In the early 1980s, in San Francisco, he met Jerome Maxwell Strum, Jr., who was born on December
28, 1957, in Chateauroux, France, and graduated from John Jay High School, in San Antonio, Texas. Evans and Strum lived together
in San Francisco from circa 1983, and in March 1984 were joined in Holy Union in the Golden Gate Metropolitan Community Church
by the Rev. James Sandmire. They later moved to New York City where Evans worked for the Gay Cable Network (GCN), first as
a production assist and moving up to the position of photographer and assistant to the producer. Evans also worked as a gemologist
designing and creating jewelry. Strum served as a regional cosmetologist for Christian Dior. Together they toured the United
States and Europe. In 1990, they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they worked for GCN and served on the Pride Events
Committee of Celebration on the Circle. In 1993, they relocated to Pipe Creek, Texas, in the hill country northwest of San
Antonio. Strum died in their home on October 11, 1998. Evans went on to marry Keith Earl in 2008 and as of 2012 they live
in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Central Indiana Community Foundation administers an Eric Scott Evans - Jerome Maxwell Strum,
Jr., Memorial Fund.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of the photographs, personal papers, t-shirts, and other materials of Eric Scott Evans (pseudonym
for Eric Scott Myrick) and Jerome Maxwell Strum, Jr., also known as Maxwell Jerome. The collection primarily documents their
private life together from circa 1983 to 1998, as they moved from San Francisco to New York City, Indianapolis, and finally
to the San Antonio area. The collection also contains some records of their professional careers in the correspondence, business
cards, Gay Cable News, and Christian Dior press kits folders. A few photographs and some correspondence pre- and postdate
their lives together.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Evans, Eric Scott, 1962-
Jerome, Maxwell (pseudonym for Jerome Maxwell Strum, 1957-1998
Myrick, Eric Scott (pseudonym Eric Scott Evans)
Strum, Jerome Maxwell, 1957-1998
Gay Cable Network
T-shirts