From Danton Burroughs and The Offical John Colman Burroughs Website
www.JohnColemanBurroughs.com
This week's feature from the TARZANA TREASURE VAULTS
http://www.johncolemanburroughs.com/mag/

Danton Burroughs has unearthed a special collage that his father created and sent to longtime ERB fan Sgt. Frank E. Shonfeld of the British Army on April 21, 1941. This was done at the request of ERB, then living in Hawaii, to show his appreciation for Shonfeld's support over the years. The collage features some of the major ERB characters that JCB had illustrated: Tarzan ~ John Carter ~ Dejah Thoris ~ Tars Tarkas ~ David Innes. Shonfeld's legacy as an ERB super fan carries on today as the annual ECOF Convention was instigated in his honour. This rare item is this week's feature at the John Coleman Burroughs Tribute site.
 

The dedication on the artwork reads:  "Best Regards and Lots of Luck to Sgt F. E. Shonfeld from John Coleman Burroughs 4-21-41"

Frank Shonfeld established a loose network of pen pals who shared his love for Burroughs, the man and his works. He eventually named this group the Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain of Friendship (ERBCOF). The electronic extension of his original informal group is named in honor of the memory of Frank Shonfeld. ERBCOF-List went into operation in August, 1996. Subscriptions to the List are accepted by moderator Jim Thompson.: http://www.apsu.edu/~thompsonj/erbcof-l.htm

Interest in this record of daily events in the Burroughs family lives is not limited to ERB fans only, as it provides an historical document of lifestyles, entertainment happenings and news events over the first half of the 20th Century. I'll try to remember to report some of the ongoing additions to biography as they are added. I'll also put the more recent additions in blue font.