1 EXHIBIT (23.1) INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT P.H. Glatfelter Company: We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of P.H. Glatfelter Company on Form S-8 of our report dated February 6, 1998, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of P.H. Glatfelter Company and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1997. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP - ------------------------------- Deloitte & Touche LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 29, 1998