EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT 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 2, 1996, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of P.H. Glatfelter Company and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1995. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 9, 1996