EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated
February  5,  1998,  which  appears  on page 28 of the  1997  Annual  Report  to
Stockholders  of Union Camp  Corporation,  which is incorporated by reference in
Union Camp Corporation's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1997. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the
Financial Statement Schedule,  which appears on page 26 of such Annual Report on
Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP
PRICE WATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
New York, New York
December 22, 1998