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 Helen H. Gamble and Harriet H. Cass
Oral history interview with sisters Helen H. Gamble and Harriet H. Cass conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 22, 1976. Gamble and Cass discuss their early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with L. Raphael Geisler
Oral history interview with L. Raphael Geisler conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 10, 1976. Geisler was a patent attorney and vice-consul to Cologne, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland.
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 Harvey S. Giffin
Oral history interview with Harvey S. Giffin conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 22, 1977. Giffin discusses performing as an actor with the Portland Civic Theatre in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Amy R. Gill
Oral history interview with Amy R. Gill conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 23, 1976. Gill discusses her early life in the King's Hill and Portland Heights neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon, in the early 20th century.
Oral history interview with William H. Givler
Oral history interview with William H. Givler conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 17, 1978. Givler taught at the Museum Art School, now known as the Pacific Northwest College of Art, in Portland, Oregon.
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.
Oral history interview with Henry E. Haefner
Oral history interview with Henry E. Haefner conducted by Charles Digregorio on July 9, 1979. Haefner was a ranger in the Siskiyou National Forest from 1909 to 1925.
Oral history interview with Charles E. Heaney
Oral history interview with Charles E. Heaney conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 15 and May 22, 1978. Heaney discusses his artistic process, and talks about his friendship with Oregon artist C. S. Price.
Oral history interview with Francis J. Heitkemper
Oral history interview with Francis J. Heitkemper conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 22, 1977. Heitkemper discusses the history of his family's business, the Heitkemper Jewelry Store, in Portland, Oregon.
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