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 Richard F. Smith
Oral history interview with Richard F. Smith conducted by Charles Digregorio on September 20, 1978. Smith was the county forester for Clark County, Washington.
Oral history interview with Henry C. C. Stevens
Oral history interview with Henry C. C. Stevens conducted by Charles Digregorio on January 5, 1976. Stevens discusses his early life in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, and his education at Portland Academy.
Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor
Oral history interview with Bert W. Taylor conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 22, 1979. Taylor discusses his life of fishing and hunting in Oregon during the early 20th century.
Oral history interview with Sidney Teiser
Oral history interview with Sidney Teiser conducted by Charles Digregorio on February 3, 1977. Teiser discusses his career as a lawyer in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Helen L. Thompson and Mary C. Baker
Oral history interview with sisters Helen L. Thompson and Mary C. Baker conducted by Charles Digregorio on October 27, 1976. Thompson and Baker discuss their family background and early life in the Portland Heights neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Frances L. Van Hevelingen
Oral history interview with Frances L. Van Hevelingen conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 20, 1978. Van Hevelingen was a painter in Oregon.
Oral history interview with Shanna C. Wheeler
Oral history interview with Shanna C. Wheeler conducted by Charles Digregorio on June 30, 1976. Wheeler discusses her early life in various neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Milton W. Wilson
Oral history interview with Milton W. Wilson conducted by Charles Digregorio on May 25, 1978. Wilson was an artist in Portland, Oregon, and in San Francisco, California.
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