such galaxy, and perhaps the best candidate for study, is the nearby elliptical, [NGC 5128]{}. We have chosen to examine of the stellar content of [NGC 5128]{} in order to further elucidate its formation history and gain insight on the formation of other ellipticals. Our survey of the planetary nebula (PN) system in [NGC 5128]{}’s outer halo represents the kinematics of the field star population, and is presented in a separate paper (Peng, Ford, & Freeman 2004). In this paper, we describe our photometric and spectroscopic survey for globular clusters, and present the resulting catalogs of objects.

The GC system of [NGC 5128]{}
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As the nearest large elliptical galaxy, and as a recent merger remnant, [NGC 5128]{} (also known as the radio source Centaurus A) is an obvious target for GC system studies. At a distance of 3.5 Mpc (Hui [et al. ]{}1993), [NGC 5128]{} is the only early-type member of the Centaurus group, an environment of lower density than galaxy clusters which harbor many of the luminous ellipticals previously studied. There is also much observational evidence that [NGC 5128]{}has experienced one or more major merging events, including a warped disk of gas and dust at its center, faint 