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Searcy Slaton Garrison Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0044

Scope and Contents

The Searcy Slaton Garrison Collection contains correspondence, photographs, and programs from Mr. Garrison’s career.

Dates

  • Creation: 1850-1990

Creator

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

Searcy Slaton Garrison was born on November 28, 1912, in Coolidge, Georgia to J. Gorsham and Vessie Smith Garrison. He was educated in the public schools of Thomas County, baptized in 1921, and ordained into the gospel ministry in 1933. He married Antoinette Jackson of McDonough on June 8, 1937, and the couple went on to have three children. Garrison earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercer University in 1934, and his alma mater later awarded him an honorary D.D. degree in 1947. Garrison was also a student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1936-1937) and Emory University (1939-1940). He was a pastor from 1933 to 1954 at several churches, including Norman Park First Baptist Church, Barnesville First Baptist Church, and Bull Street Baptist Church. He served as a Trustee of Mercer University (1940-1946), President of Georgia Baptist Convention (1952-1954), and numerous other positions during his time as a pastor. Garrison also served as the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Baptist Convention from 1955-1980. He retired in 1980 and lived in Atlanta. Searcy Slaton Garrison died on January 21, 2018.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 medium flip-top folder box)

Language of Materials

English

Subject

Title
Searcy Slaton Garrison Collection
Author
Special Collections personnel and Rachel Lukavsky (2021)
Date
2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Mercer University Archives and Digital Initiatives Repository

Contact:
1501 Mercer University Dr.
Macon Georgia 31207 USA
4783012968