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 Nona L. Goard
Oral history interview with Nona L. Goard, conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 5, 1976. Goard discusses her experiences as a wing walker, parachute jumper, and stunt flier in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1926 to 1932.
Oral history interview with Dwight M. Smith
Oral history interview with Dwight M. Smith, conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 12, 1976. Smith discusses the antique car he owned, a 1912 Hudson Model 33; and his experiences as a freelance pilot during the 1920s and 1930s.
Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor
Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 22, 1979. Taylor discusses his life of fishing and hunting in Oregon during the early 20th century.
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