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 William C. Ralston
Oral history interview with William C. Ralston conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 25, 1977. Ralston discusses his early life in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, and his later work as a prosecutor for the district attorney's office in Portland.
Oral history interview with Medford G. Reed
Oral history interview with Medford G. Reed conducted by Charles Digregorio and Henry C. C. Stevens on December 2, 1976. Reed discusses his early life in Portland, Oregon, and shares his memories of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition.
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 Hazel I. Ross
Oral history interview with Hazel I. Ross conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 29, 1976. Ross discusses the life and career of her father, William John Kilgore.
Oral history interview with Ariel Rubstein
Oral history interview with Ariel Rubstein conducted by Charles Digregorio on August 16, 1978. Rubstein was a concert director and pianist in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin
Oral history interview with Catherine R. Sabin conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 15, 1976. Sabin discusses her family background and early life in Portland, Oregon, in the 20th century.
Oral history interview with John D. Scott
Oral history interview with John D. Scott conducted by Charles Digregorio on November 3, 1976. Scott discusses the history of the Mazamas, a mountaineering organization in Oregon, as well as his experiences climbing Mount Hood.
Oral history interview with Ambrose M. Seliger
Oral history interview with Ambrose M. Seliger conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 26, 1976. Seliger discusses his Hood, Myers, and Seliger family background, and talks about his career as a preschool teacher in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Homer T. Shaver
Oral history interview with Homer T. Shaver conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 8, 1976. Shaver discusses his family's business, the Shaver Transportation Company, of which he became president in 1967.
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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