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We present radial velocities and chemical abundance ratios of [Fe/H], [O/Fe],[Si/Fe], and [Ca/Fe] for 264 red giant branch (RGB) stars in three Galacticbulge off-axis fields located near (l,b)=(-5.5,-7), (-4,-9), and (+8.5,+9). Theresults are based on equivalent width and spectrum synthesis analyses ofmoderate resolution (R~18,000), high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N~75-300) spectraobtained with the Hydra spectrographs on the Blanco 4m and WIYN 3.5mtelescopes. The targets were selected from the blue side of the giant branch toavoid cool stars that would be strongly affected by CN and TiO; however, acomparison of the color-metallicity distribution in literature samples suggestsour selection of bluer targets should not present a significant bias againstmetal-rich stars. We find a full range in metallicity that spans[Fe/H]\approx-1.5 to +0.5, and that, in accordance with the previously observedminor-axis vertical metallicity gradient, the median [Fe/H] also declines withincreasing Galactic latitude in off-axis fields. The off-axis vertical [Fe/H]gradient in the southern bulge is estimated to be ~0.4 dex/kpc. The (+8.5,+9)field exhibits a higher than expected metallicity, with a median [Fe/H]=-0.23,that might be related to a stronger presence of the X--shaped bulge structurealong that line-of-sight. All fields exhibit an identical, strong decrease invelocity dispersion with increasing metallicity that is consistent withobservations in similar minor-axis outer bulge fields. Additionally, the[O/Fe], [Si/Fe], and [Ca/Fe] versus [Fe/H] trends are identical among our threefields, and are in good agreement with past bulge studies. [abridged]

Metallicity Distribution Functions, Radial Velocities, and Alpha Element Abundances in Three Off-Axis Bulge Fields