The Tryon and Asheville, NC Years
Eunice Waymon Birth Certificate
Eunice Waymon (aka Nina Simone) Birth Certificate
Eunice Waymon – 8 years
Eunice Waymon (aka Nina Simone), age 8
Eunice Waymon age 12
Eunice Waymon (aka Nina Simone) age 12
Eunice Waymon – age 14
Eunice Waymon (aka Nina Simone) age 14
Episcopal Mission School Good Shepherd circa 1940
Episcopal Mission School (Good Shepherd), circa 1940, with Eunice Waymon (a.k.a. Nina Simone) seated in right background
Nina Simone Birthplace, circa 1940
Nina Simone Birthplace, circa 1940. 30 East Livingston Street, Tryon, NC. Figure unknown
Old St. Luke’s CME Church
Old St Luke’s CME Church, Tryon, NC, where Eunice Waymon (aka Nina Simone) began her musical career.
Muriel Mazzanovich
‘Mrs. Mazzy’, i.e., Muriel Mazzanovich, by Betty Anne Mills Dobbyns (1969). Oil pencil drawing.
Mazzanovich Studio
Mazzanovich Studio. Glengarnock Road. Gillette Woods. Tryon, NC.
Eunice Waymon piano recital program
Eunice Waymon Piano Recital Unique Copy. Hand-lettered by Garland Goodwin. 1949
TDB March 1929 front
Tryon Daily Bulletin. 7 March 1929 issue. 1st graphic evidence of Wayman’s (sic) in Tryon, NC.
Tryon Daily Bulletin. 7 March 1929 issue back
Tryon Daily Bulletin. 7 March 1929 issue. 1st graphic evidence of Wayman’s (sic) in Tryon, NC.
Tryon Daily Bulletin. 18 March 1941 issue
Tryon Daily Bulletin. 18 March 1941 issue. Colored School Honor Roll notice
Tryon Daily Bulletin.15 May 1943 issue
Tryon Daily Bulletin.15 May 1943 issue. Community Choir with Eunice Waymon notice
Esther Moore Borg by Stella Sassoon (c.1940s). Benefactress of Eunice Waymon.
Esther Moore Borg by Stella Sassoon (c.1940s). Benefactress of Eunice Waymon.
Tryon Daily Bulletin.24 April 1943 issue
Tryon Daily Bulletin.24 April 1943 issue. Poem on Eunice.
Tryon Daily Bulletin., 8 November 1946 issue
Tryon Daily Bulletin. 8 November 1946 issue. St. Luke’s Autumn Bazaar notice.
Tyon Daily Bulletin, 19 August 1947 issue
Tyon Daily Bulletin. 19 August 1947 issue. Grand Recital notice.
Eunice Waymon, Age 16
Eunice Waymon. Age 16. Allen School auditorium. Circa 1948. Ex coll. Dr. Patricia Caple
Eunice Waymon. Age 17
Eunice Waymon. Age 17. Allen School. Circa 1949. Ex coll. Dr. Patricia Caple
Clemens Sandresky
Clemens Sandresky, Eunice Waymon’s piano teacher in Asheville, NC. circa 1948
Allen Home School for Girls
Allen Home School for Girls. Asheville, NC, where Eunice Waymon attended from 1948-1950. Postcard c. 1950.
Eunice Waymon Report Card-1947-1950
Eunice Waymon Report Card-1947-1950
Eunice Waymon (aka Nina Simone) Valedictorian
Eunice Waymon (aka Nina Simone) Valedictorian. Allen School for Girls, Asheville, NC. 1950