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Film, Video Maple Sugar and Cooperation. Sucre d'érable et coopération

About this Item

Title

  • Maple Sugar and Cooperation.

Other Title

  • Sucre d'érable et coopération

Summary

  • Produced by the Producteurs de sucre d'érable du Québec (Maple Sugar Producers of Quebec) and directed by Father Maurice Proulx (1902--88), this 1955 film features the history of the organization and its new techniques for maple syrup production, from scientific standardization in laboratories to advanced wrapping and packaging. Proulx, trained in agronomy before becoming a filmmaker, made 36 films for industry and the provincial government between 1934 and 1961. The film begins with the tapping and collecting of the maple sap in the springtime. It explains how Quebec's independent maple sugar producers formed a cooperative, known as Citadelle, in 1920 in order to improve product quality, stabilize the maple sugar market, and increase sales. The short film was recorded by sound engineer Jack Burman and narrated by Jean-Paul Nolet. Nolet describes how production at the factory at Plessisville, Quebec, moves through the processes of evaporation, classification, and certification of the maple sugar. Proulx then shows how the cooperative makes an array of products, including maple syrup, maple sugar, maple butter, and maple candy or taffy. In 1996, the Maple Sugar Producers of Quebec changed their name to the Citadelle Maple Sugar Producers' Cooperative. An award-winning maple-syrup producer, Citadelle still exists today and includes more than 3,500 members.

Names

  • Burman, John (Jack), 1923-2011 Recording Engineer.
  • Maple Sugar Producers of Quebec Producer.
  • Nolet, Jean-Paul, 1924-2000 Narrator.
  • Omega Productions Associated Name.
  • Proulx, Maurice, 1902-1988 Director.

Created / Published

  • [Quebec] : [Producteurs de sucre d'érable du Québec], 1955.

Headings

  • -  Canada--Quebec
  • -  Canada--Quebec--Plessisville
  • -  1955
  • -  Agriculture
  • -  Children
  • -  Confections
  • -  French-Canadians
  • -  Harvesting
  • -  Maple sugar
  • -  Maple sugar industry
  • -  Maple Sugar Producers of Quebec
  • -  Maples
  • -  Refineries
  • -  Sugar--Manufacture and refining

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: Peter Morris, "Maurice Proulx," The Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Historica Canada, 1985- ), article published December 5, 2007. "Sucre d'érable et coopération [1955]," Screenculture, Canadian Educational, Sponsored, and Industrial Film (CESIF) Project. http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/node/3755. External
  • -  Original resource at: National Library and Archives of Quebec.
  • -  Content in French.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021671094

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Burman, John , Recording Engineer, Maple Sugar Producers Of Quebec Producer, Jean-Paul Nolet, Omega Productions Associated Name, and Maurice Proulx. Maple Sugar and Cooperation. [Quebec: Producteurs de sucre d'érable du Québec, 1955] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021671094/.

APA citation style:

Burman, J., Maple Sugar Producers Of Quebec Producer, Nolet, J., Omega Productions Associated Name & Proulx, M. (1955) Maple Sugar and Cooperation. [Quebec: Producteurs de sucre d'érable du Québec] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021671094/.

MLA citation style:

Burman, John , Recording Engineer, et al. Maple Sugar and Cooperation. [Quebec: Producteurs de sucre d'érable du Québec, 1955] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021671094/>.