Belden's Food Market Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0930

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Forms part of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Content Description

Two boxes of ephemera document the operations at Belden's Food Market from 1999 to 2016.

Forms part of the Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives.

Dates

Creation: 1999 - 2016

Conditions Governing Access

Collection open for research.

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Access

Permission to publish material from the Belden's Food Market Collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library. The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Belden's Food Market was founded by Joe Belden in 1951. The first location at West Belfort and South Post Oak was in operation for 35 years. When Joe's son, Rick, took over the business in 1987, he moved the store to the Braeswood Square shopping center off Braeswood and Chimney Rock. Declining sales after Hurricane Harvey was one of the factors that led to the closure of Belden's in January 2020.