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 9 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Twila M. Alber
Oral history interview with Twila M. Alber conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 5, 1978. Alber was a fabric artist and a sculptor in the Portland, Oregon, area.
Oral history interview with Louis Bunce
Oral history interview with Louis Bunce conducted by Charles Digregorio from June 1 to July 19, 1978. Bunce was a painter and printmaker in Oregon.
Oral history interview with William H. Givler
Oral history interview with William H. Givler conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 17, 1978. Givler taught at the Museum Art School, now known as the Pacific Northwest College of Art, in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Charles E. Heaney
Oral history interview with Charles E. Heaney conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 15 and May 22, 1978. Heaney discusses his artistic process, and talks about his friendship with Oregon artist C. S. Price.
Oral history interview with Manuel Izquierdo
Oral history interview with Manuel Izquierdo conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 21, 1978. Izquierdo discusses his career as a sculptor in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Frederic Littman
Oral history interview with Frederic Littman conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 6, 1974. Littman discusses his career as a sculptor in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Henk Pander
Oral history interview with Henk Pander conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 28, 1978. Pander discusses his career as an artist in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Frances L. Van Hevelingen
Oral history interview with Frances L. Van Hevelingen conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 20, 1978. Van Hevelingen was a painter in Oregon.
Oral history interview with Milton W. Wilson
Oral history interview with Milton W. Wilson conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 25, 1978. Wilson was an artist in Portland, Oregon, and in San Francisco, California.
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