Allen Beza Comish Papers
Scope and Contents
The Allen Beza Comish Collection contains Comish’s personal papers, which includes budgets, meeting notes, and reservations from his time at Mercer University.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1981
Creator
- Comish, Allen Beza, 1921-2011 (Person)
Rights Statement
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.
Biographical / Historical
Allen Beza Comish was a white man born in 1921 in Denham Springs, Louisiana, to Henry T. and Lucy Tucker Comish. He was one of twelve children born to pioneer Baptist preachers in Louisiana. Comish served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and also served in many capacities of Southern Baptist life. He was a member of the Sunday School Board (Lifeway) from 1967-1971, Superintendent of Intermediate Work and Training for the Baptist Sunday School Board from 1955-1959, and Director of the Church Services and Materials Division for the Sunday School Board. He served as an associate pastor at First Baptist Church Brunswick, Georgia, and First Baptist Church Jonesboro, Georgia. Comish was the organizing pastor at Waldrop Memorial Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia, for 12 years. He served as Vice President for Development at Brewton-Parker College before becoming Assistant to the President at Mercer University in 1977. Comish organized Mercer’s first golf team. He also served as an interim pastor while at Mercer University and Brewton-Parker College. His longest pastorate was at Musella Baptist Church in Musella, Georgia, from 1980 to 2003. Dr. Comish was married to his wife, Lucille, for 59 years, and the couple had one son, Craig. Comish died on April 26, 2011, at his home in Macon, Georgia.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box) : Paper materials
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Neil Heath (1995)
Subject
- Mercer University (Organization)
- Brewton-Parker College (Organization)
Cultural context
- Title
- Allen Beza Comish Papers
- Author
- Special Collections Personnel (1995) and Rachel Lukavsky (2021)
- Date
- 1995 and 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Gift of Neil Heath (1995)
Repository Details
Part of the Mercer University Archives and Digital Initiatives Repository