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 88 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 Stanton W. Allison
Oral history interview with Stanton W. Allison conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 11, 1976. Allison discusses his family and early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Isabelle K. Ashcraft
Oral history interview with Isabelle K. Ashcraft conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 14, 1977. Ashcraft discusses her experience serving on the board of the Portland Civic Theatre, beginning in 1945.
Oral history interview with Fred C. Baker
Oral history interview with Fred C. Baker conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 19, 1977. Baker was a designer of light fixtures for Oregon architects and interior designers.
Oral history interview with Jean M. Beatty
Oral history interview with Jean M. Beatty conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 1, 1976. Beatty discusses the life and career of her father, Albert A. Morrison, a minister at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with David E. Becker
Oral history interview with David E. Becker conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 11, 1976. Becker was the owner and president of the Ray F. Becker Company, a steel fabrication business in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Robert L. Beebe
Oral history interview with Robert L. Beebe conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 30, 1976. Beebe discusses the history of the Beebe and Livingstone families in Oregon.
Oral history interview with Carol M. Beggs
Oral history interview with Carol M. Beggs conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 4, 1976. Beggs discusses the life and career of her father, Richard Ward Montague, and her early life in the Willamette Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Forrest T. Berg
Oral history interview with Forrest T. Berg conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 6, 1978. Berg discusses his work as a clothier, and particularly the Charles F. Berg Company, his father's clothing store in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Ellen B. Berry
Oral history interview with Ellen B. Berry conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 28, 1977. Berry discusses the life of her first husband, John Linden Bowman.
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