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 Barbara Elliott Davies
Oral history interview with Barbara Elliott Davies conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 18, 1976. Davies discusses the life and work of her father, Thomas Coit Elliott, at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, and of her grandfather, John Euclid Elliott, in the development of Walla Walla, Washington.
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 Samuel L. Diack
Oral history interview with Samuel L. Diack conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 6, 1976. Diack discusses his service as president of the board of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Oral history interview with Charles Digregorio
Oral history interview with Charles Digregorio conducted by Jim Strassmaier on April 4, 2001. Digregorio discusses his career as the first oral historian at the Oregon Historical Society from 1975 to 1979.
Oral history interview with Cecil L. Edwards
Oral history interview with Cecil L. Edwards conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 31, 1978. Edwards was chief clerk of the Oregon House of Representatives, secretary of the state Senate, and legislative historian.
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 Mildred B. Engdahl and Marion F. Kingery
Oral history interview with Mildred B. Engdahl and Marion F. Kingery conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 9, 1977. Engdahl and Kingery discuss their involvement with the Portland Civic Theatre in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Edith F. Essex
Oral history interview with Edith F. Essex conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 25, 1977. Essex discusses her involvement with the Portland Civic Theatre.
Oral history interview with Henrietta C. Failing
Oral history interview with Henrietta C. Failing conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 14, 1976. Failing speaks about the history of the Failing family, particularly the life and career of her father, James Frederick Failing, and her uncle Henry Failing.
Oral history interview with Robert J. Frasca
Oral history interview with Robert J. Frasca conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 18, 1978. Frasca discusses his career as an architect in Oregon, particularly his designs for the Oregon Historical Society building, and for the World Trade Center Portland.
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