Exhibit (23.2)


CONSENT OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK THORNE


We consent to the incorporation by reference in (i) the Form S-8 Registration
Statement (No. 33-37960) pertaining to The Mead Corporation Employees Stock
Purchase Plan, (ii) the Post-Effective Amendent No. 2 to Form S-8 Registration
Statement (No. 2-90746) pertaining to the 1984 Stock Option Plan, (iii) the Form
S-8 Registration Statements (Nos. 33-37961 and 33-47580) pertaining to the Mead
Salaried Savings Plan, (iv) the Form S-3 Registration Statements (Nos. 33-14759
and 33-34009) pertaining to Common Shares of Selling Shareholders, (v) the Form
S-3 Registration Statement (No. 33-51337) pertaining to $300,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of Debt Securities, (vi) the Form S-8 Registration Statement
(No. 33-40118) pertaining to the 1991 Stock Option Plan, and (vii) the Form S-8
Registration Statement (No. 33-53421) pertaining to the Mead Savings Plan for
Bargaining Unit Employees, and Prospectus pertaining to Common Shares of Selling
Shareholders, included in such Registration Statement, of our report dated
January 10, 1995, on the consolidated financial statements of Northwood Forest
Industries Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 1994, included in The Mead
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.



KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne
Chartered Accountants

Vancouver, Canada
March 13, 1995


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