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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Stanley Bishoprick
Oral history interview with Stanley Bishoprick conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 17, 1978. Bishoprick worked in the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest in the mid-20th century.
Oral history interview with Virginia G. Davis
Oral history interview with Virginia G. Davis conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 26, 1977. Davis discusses her family background and her work with Margery Hoffman Smith on interior design for Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Beatrice L. Gerlinger
Oral history interview with Beatrice L. Gerlinger conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 29, 1979. Gerlinger discusses the career of her husband, Louis Gerlinger, Jr., who co-founded the Willamette Valley Lumber Co., later Willamette Industries.
Oral history interview with Elmer R. Goudy
Oral history interview with Elmer R. Goudy conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 5, 1978. Goudy discusses his work as an administrator for the Oregon Welfare Commission, and later as a manager for the Collins Pine Company.
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