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 7 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Mary E. Blossom
Oral history interview with Mary E. Blossom conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 10, 1977. Blossom was a librarian at the Multnomah County Public Library in Oregon 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 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 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 Margaret Biddle Parker
Oral history interview with Margaret Biddle Parker conducted by Charles Digregorio and Terence O'Donnell on March 28, 1978. Parker discusses the life of her mother, Margaret Burrell Biddle.
Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey
Oral history interview with Alice C. Rockey conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 19, 1977. Rockey discusses the life and career of her father, Charles H. Carey, and her early life in the Riverdale neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull
Oral history interview with second cousins Evelyn B. Shirk and Mary C. Hull conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 21, 1976. Shirk and Hull speak at length about their family background, including the Beebe, Wilson, Webster, and Couch families.
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