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Box 34 contains materials from the Rosewood Massacre Collection dating from 1994–1995 and is arranged alphabetically by claimant surname, documenting individual compensation claims and supporting evidence submitted by survivors and their descendants. This box includes files for individuals such as Truitt Roberts; Willie Mae Thomas; Helen Taylor; Wendy D. Goins Swanson; Ronnie Hall; Sherman Harvey Jr.; Delray M. Sherman; Alzada Sherman; Alphonso Rivers; Marie Randle; Clarence Pollard; Ollie Mae Parker; Ruby Rollie Mae Bradley-Owens; Helen Orr; Sylvia Nicholson; Chris Nicholson; April Nicholson; Queenie Brown Myers; and Robbie Martin, among others.

The folders primarily consist of claims-related documentation, including Rosewood Claims Bill checklists, claims information forms, affidavits, and Rosewood property affidavits detailing land ownership, loss, and familial connections to Rosewood survivors. The files also contain extensive correspondence between claimants and attorneys or state officials (such as Robert A. Butterworth, Gregory Durden, and Frank M. Beisler), memoranda, handwritten notes, and transmittal records related to claim processing.

Supporting materials frequently include vital records such as birth and death certificates, family trees, obituaries, envelopes, legal notices, and occasional multi-page property affidavits and genealogical documentation used to verify lineage and eligibility.

For example, a typical folder—such as the Helen Taylor or Ollie Mae Parker files—may include a claims checklist from 1994, multiple affidavits confirming survivor lineage, correspondence regarding claim status and eligibility, and a detailed property affidavit describing land ownership and losses, along with supporting documents like obituaries or family trees. Collectively, Box 34 reflects both the administrative process of the Rosewood claims program and the personal documentation used to substantiate survivor and descendant claims.

Box 35 contains materials from the Rosewood Massacre Collection dating from 1989–1994 and is arranged by subject, documenting the research, development, and legislative history of the Rosewood Claims Bill and related investigative work.

This box primarily includes compiled reports, appendices, interview transcripts, research files, and administrative records associated with the formal study of the Rosewood Massacre. Materials include “A Documented History of the Incident which occurred at Rosewood, Florida,” appendices to the report, and extensive interview transcripts with survivors and descendants, as well as reviews of the Rosewood Project conducted through Florida State University.

The folders also contain correspondence between researchers, state officials, and members of the Rosewood Investigation Committee (including individuals such as Gary Moore, Maxine D. Jones, Richard L. Greaves, and others), expenditure reports, questionnaires, and requests for bibliographic data and interview citations. Additional supporting documents include legislative materials (such as Florida House of Representatives bills), census records, tax rolls, affidavits, news articles, family trees, and compiled lists of primary source materials related to Rosewood (1923).

For example, a typical folder may include a section of the documented history report, correspondence discussing revisions or research findings, interview transcripts with survivors, and supporting records such as census data or tax rolls used to verify eligibility and historical accuracy. Collectively, Box 35 reflects the scholarly research, evidentiary foundation, and legislative preparation that supported the passage of the Rosewood Claims Bill.