Scope and Contents Notes, printed articles, and photographs of numerous locations in Georgia. More than half of the material consists of notes on place names in Georgia. About 3.5 cubic ft. are research notes on Georgia forts. The rest of the collection consists of material on ferries and of photographs taken statewide. The collection was developed by Goff from research he conducted in the Surveyor General Department at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Nine series of maps collected by Goff...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This portion of the Goff Collection consists of prints of approximately 600 subjects, photographed by Dr. Goff while on his many field trips over the Southeast. Most of the prints are of Georgia subjects, with some of Alabama, and a few of other adjoining states. Prints are arranged by print number with an index card file showing the location of each subject. Card file is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Contents This file contains a collection of manuscript notes for over 700 forts in Georgia and a few from surrounding states. It was started by Dr. Goff and completed by the staff of the Georgia Archives. The fort file is a bibliography of source material on Georgia forts, from early Colonial times to circa 1860. There is, in addition, 1/2 cu. ft. of background data on military subjects for the same period. This file should be checked by anyone interested in military history of the Southeast with an...

Scope and Contents The ferry file of the Goff Collection contains approximately 600 references to individual ferries of Georgia. They are, for the most part, typescripts from Dr. Goff's original notes. This file usually contains the name of the ferry, approximate location, and a date of operation. Sometimes the date of authorization by the Crown or state is shown. This file should be checked by anyone researching in the history of ferries in Georgia, although it is incomplete and does not contain the names of...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This portion of the Goff Collection consists of prints of approximately 600 subjects, photographed by Dr. Goff while on his many field trips over the Southeast. Most of the prints are of Georgia subjects, with some of Alabama, and a few of other adjoining states. Prints are arranged by print number with an index card file showing the location of each subject. Card file is arranged alphabetically by subject.