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Library and Archives Canada (Ottawa, ON)

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca

Henry Asbjorn Larsen fonds, 1852-1969

Fonds consists of photographs documenting the career of Inspector Henry A. Larsen, particularly as an R.C.M.P. Officer, 1924-1961. The fonds also consists of correspondence, n.d., 1924-1964, 17.5 cm; subject files, n.d., 1852-1855, 1920-1963, 23.8 cm; diaries, logs, notes, reports and speeches, n.d., 1924-1954, 1957, 13.8 cm; publications, n.d., 1851, 1895, 1930-1966, 23.8 cm; clippings, n.d., 1925-1969, 20.7 cm; autobiography, n.d., 10 cm; records written at Winter Harbour, Melville Island, 1929, 1944, 6 cm; private log of Henry A. Larsen as master of the St. Roch, 1 microfilm reel, 1928-1937, 1944, reel M-2173; and a print of RCMP ship “St. Roch”, which Larsen commanded during the completion of the Northwest Passage, 1943-1944. Also included is film footage shot by Larsen, circa 1930-1959, of his activities with the RCMP and aboard the schooner St. Roch.

Finding aid available here: http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002821.pdf

Royal Canadian Mounted Police fonds, 1868-1999

Fonds consists of records created and/or maintained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and its predecessors. A large portion of this fonds has not yet been processed.

National Film Board of Canada / Office National du Film du Canada fonds, 1970-1975

Title: Henry Larsen = Henry Larsen : Navigateur

Film. Released in 1965. 16 min., 33 sec.

Suitable for schools but of interest to all audiences, this film recounts the epic story of Canada’s Arctic explorer, Superintendent Henry Larsen of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He was the first man in history to navigate the Northwest Passage from west to east, and the first to complete the hazardous voyage both ways. Seen in the film is the little Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol ship the St. Roch, in which he made the crossings. 

Description available here: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=filvidandsou&id=438612&lang=eng

DVD copies are available through the National Film Board.

Scott Alexander fonds, 1928-1948

Fonds consists of correspondence between Alexander, his mother, and sister in B.C., largely concerning his work for the R.C.M.P. on the St. Roch, and while stationed at Cambridge Bay and at Aklavik. Much of his correspondence concerns his work with the Inuit, suppression of liquor traffic, murder investigations, and the life of the Inuit and Indians of the Mackenzie Delta region. His correspondence also concerns the Anglican and Roman Catholic missions in the area, as well as his personal difficulties.

Ship Plans

1927-28
1944

National Film Board of Canada

http://onf-nfb.gc.ca

Henry Larsen’s Northwest Passages

  • Catalogue Number:  NFB520319
  • Date: 1962
  • Producer:  National Film Board of Canada
  • Producers:  David Bairstow
  • Language:  English
  • Running Time:  27m 50s

Norwegian-born Superintendent Henry Larsen of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was the first man to navigate the Northwest Passage in both directions. In this film he relates anecdotes of his voyages in the tiny schooner, the St. Roch.

More info available here: http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=14192

Henry Larsen

Suitable for schools but of interest to all audiences, this film recounts the epic story of Canada’s Arctic explorer, Superintendent Henry Larsen of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He was the first man in history to navigate the Northwest Passage from west to east, and the first to complete the hazardous voyage both ways. Seen in the film is the little Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol ship the St. Roch, in which he made the crossings.

More info available here: http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=14198

Ingenium, Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

https://ingeniumcanada.org/

Ingenium’s collections database lists 121 objects relating to the St. Roch. Their holdings include a number of copies of the ship plans used to create a model of the ship, as well as a sextant and accompanying parts.