Bolton Smith
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Bolton Smith was an American lawyer who was an early pioneer in the U.S. Scouting movement.
Bolton Smith
Smith (left)and a Boy Scout troop with President Franklin Roosevelt (seated), Colin H. Livingstone and James E. West, 1935
Silver Buffalo Award
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The Silver Buffalo Award is the national-level distinguished service award of Scouting America. It is presented for noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth on a national basis, either as part of
Bolton Smith
…the creation of African American Scout troops. For this he was elected a national vice-president. For his contributions to Scouting, he was awarded the Silver Buffalo Award. [a] Camp Bolton Smith operated by the Piedmont Area Council was named after Smith, in honor of his work to promote expanding Scouting in the African…
Silver Buffalo award and citation presented to the Unknown Scout