Jamie Farr's golf cart, a manuscript of Paul Anka's song "My Way" and White House reporter Helen Thomas' Olivetti typewriter will be displayed at an Arab-American museum set to open next year in Michigan.
The Arab American National Museum and Cultural Center is being built in Dearborn, center of southeastern Michigan's 300,000-member Arab-American community.
The $12.8 million, 38,500-square-foot building is scheduled to open next April.
"In many ways, this is an institution whose time has come," said Ismael Ahmed, executive director of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services.
"It's our legacy we're giving to America."
Other items to be displayed include Indianapolis 500 champion Bobby Rahal's crash helmet, character actor Michael Ansara's boots and shoes worn by NBA star Rony Seikaly.
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