This Project Specific Agreement operates under the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 1996 between the Museum of New Mexico and the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. The Agreement terminates in 2001.

Coronado State Monument comprises the archaeological site of Kuaua, an Indian pueblo inhabited by the Tewa from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries. Located on the west bank of the Rio Grande, the site is approximately fifteen miles north of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Coronado is one of five state monuments managed by New Mexico State Monuments, a unit of the Museum of New Mexico, Office of Cultural Affairs.

In 1939, a visitor center/museum was constructed on site out of adobe and terrones to interpret the ruins and the significant painted mural remnants that were retrieved from one of the kivas during the excavations of the 1930s.

The monument was the site used by the University of Pennsylvania for a collaborative studio in 1997 through the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation and the Department of Architecture. A final report describing the results of the project was submitted by the University of Pennsylvania to New Mexico State Monuments in October 1997. Through the review of needs for the historic visitor center and archaeological ruins, general recommendations were made to address these historic preservation concerns.

The following Scope of Work defines job tasks and deliverables for a five month advanced architectural conservation internship from June through October 1998. Three of the five months will be spent in New Mexico.

Intern will research, prepare reports, and implement the following tasks:

There are numerous primary and secondary documents relating to the planning, construction and subsequent maintenance/changes to the historic visitor center and residence. Likewise, there are a number of excavation documents relating to the architecture of the pueblo ruins from the 1930s. These documents are primarily located either on site or in Santa Fe. All pertinent documents will be reviewed, annotated and organized by the intern for easy retrieval.

Intern will investigate the computerization/digitizing of documents, especially graphics, with the National Park Service (NPS). NPS office in Santa Fe has developed models for similar archaeological sites using GIS and other software applications. NPS has offered to work with New Mexico State Monuments to enable creation of a management data system for efficient document retrieval.

The data collected by the intern for the Historic Structures Assessment will comprise:

a) Research of existing documents pertaining to the history of the structures.

b) Evaluation of the historic character, integrity and significance of the structures.

c) Evaluation of the physical condition of the structures, identification of probable causes of deterioration and recommendation for treatment and uses. This will include windows/doors, viga ends, floors, ceilings, walls, and the wall remnants defining the footprint of the ruins.

The data collected through the Historic Structures Assessment will be used in a subsequent Historic Structures Report (not part of this project).

Since the site was established as a state monument in 1940, the values and National Register significance that make up the site have changed. An analysis of some of those values (i.e. aesthetics, scientific, social, economic, historical, etc.), with respect to the information that is available, will be conducted.

The intern will be under the direct supervision of Michael Taylor, Deputy Director, New Mexico State Monuments. Taylor will guide and mentor the intern's work. While in New Mexico, the intern will perform most of the duties at Coronado State Monument, with some research needed to be conducted in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

In New Mexico:

First month

Intern will spend the first week with Mike Taylor getting oriented to Coronado State Monument and to the records pertaining to the site at Coronado and in Santa Few. The first month of work will be primarily spent reviewing and annotating the documents pertinent to the site.

Second month

Intern will continue records review and annotation and will begin the historic structures assessment on site.

Third month

Intern will finalize site inspections/assessments and records search.

At UPenn:

Fourth month

Intern will prepare and submit draft report to Mike Taylor at end of fourth month.

Fifth month

Taylor will review draft, provide comments back to the intern, then intern will prepare final report by end of month.

Four copies of the following:

1. A comprehensive illustrated report presenting the findings of the Historic Structures Assessment. All photographs and negatives taken to document the assessment will be presented with photo data sheets to the Museum of New Mexico as well.
2. A report presenting the analysis of the preliminary re-evaluation of site significance.
3. A report describing the investigation of computerization/digitizing of the Coronado State Monument documents with the National Park Service.
4. An appendix consisting of an annotated listing of all available pertinent documents.

• $6,000 tuition and fees for Advanced Certificate in Architectural Conservation.
• $5,000 stipend to cover living expenses and travel.

Candidates must be graduates of the Historic Preservation Program/University of Pennsylvania. Interested applicants should send or fax a resume and letter of interest by June 15 to:

Frank Matero, Chair

Graduate Program in Historic Preservation

115 Meyerson Hall

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Fax. 215.573.6326

Fellow will be notified by June 22. Start up date is flexible but must be during summer.