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 Emily N. Cameron
Oral history interview with Emily N. Cameron conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 6, 1976. Cameron discusses life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, in the early 20th century.
Oral history interview with Mira H. Ehrman
Oral history interview with Mira H. Ehrman conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 20, 1976. Ehrman discusses her involvement with several Portland, Oregon, civic organizations.
Oral history interview with Rhoda R. Madden
Oral history interview with Ruth R. Madden conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 9, 1976. Madden describes her social life and recreational activities in early 20th-century Portland, Oregon.
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