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 Alice T. Biddle
Oral history interview with Alice T. Biddle conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 21, 1976. Biddle discusses her early life in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Medford G. Reed
Oral history interview with Medford G. Reed conducted by Charles Digregorio and Henry C. C. Stevens on December 2, 1976. Reed discusses his early life in Portland, Oregon, and shares his memories of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition.
Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin
Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 15, 1976. Sabin discusses her family background and early life in Portland, Oregon, in the 20th century.
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