Collection Description

Theodore Louis "Ted" Gatsas was the 47th Mayor of Manchester, serving four consecutive terms from 2010 through 2017.

For a detailed guide, inventory, and links to digital materials of the Mayor Gatsas papers including all of his Inaugural and Budget Addresses, see the collection's finding aid.

This collection consists of materials created, received, or otherwise utilized by the Office of Mayor Theodore Gatsas during the course of official government business conducted during the mayor’s tenure from 2010 through 2017, with a small amount of material which predates the administration from 2006 through 2009.

Mostly consisting of paper documents, also included are: digital items stored on removable media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) which contain video, images, and other content; analog photographs; published books, school yearbooks, campaign signs, and other three-dimensional artifacts.

The collection is comprised of several record series, including:

1. Subject Files, 2006 – 2017
2. Speech Files, 2010 – 2017
3. Event Files, 2010 – 2016
4. School Board Meeting Files, 2010 – 2017
5.1 Newspaper Clippings, 2009 – 2017
5.2 Press Releases, 2010 - 2012
6. General Correspondence, 2010 – 2017
7. Phone Message Books, 2009 – 2017
8. Artifacts, 2010 – 2017

In general, the collection offers a unique insight into Mayor Gatsas’s tenure as Manchester’s mayor and has valuable information on various issues and projects that were undertaken during his administration.

Digital Galleries

Mayor Gatsas Collection Artifacts and Images Digital Gallery
This digital gallery contains selected images and artifacts from the collection which have been digitized and made accessible online. It does not contain every image/artifact held in the collection.