Digregorio, Charles
Biography
Charles Dominic Chester Digregorio was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1950. In 1972, he earned a bachelor’s degree in French literature from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. In 1974, he briefly worked at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. The next year, he studied oral history at Columbia University in New York City, then returned to Portland and became the first oral historian at the Oregon Historical Society. During that time, he was also an adjunct professor at Portland State University. In 1979, Digregorio became the customer service manager for Pendleton Woolen Mills, and later became the company’s marketing manager. In 1990, he began working for Coldwell Banker Commercial, which later became C.B. Richard Ellis. In 2013, he joined the investment and real estate firm Norris & Stevens, Inc., and later became a vice president for the company.
Digregorio married Hilde Muerth in 1983, and they had two children.
Sources: information provided by Digregorio in his interview and in a 2023 telephone conversation.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Fred C. Baker
Oral history interview with Fred C. Baker conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 19, 1977. Baker was a designer of light fixtures for Oregon architects and interior designers.
Oral history interview with Robert J. Frasca
Oral history interview with Robert J. Frasca conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 18, 1978. Frasca discusses his career as an architect in Oregon, particularly his designs for the Oregon Historical Society building, and for the World Trade Center Portland.
Oral history interview with Margaret Biddle Parker
Oral history interview with Margaret Biddle Parker conducted by Charles Digregorio in two sessions, on December 31, 1974, and January 15, 1975. Parker discusses her life and social activities, and the life and career of her husband, Portland architect Jamieson Parker.
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