The Tryon and Asheville, NC Years
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.
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., 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
Allen Home School for Girls
Allen Home School for Girls. Asheville, NC, where Eunice Waymon attended from 1948-1950. Postcard c. 1950.