EXHIBIT 23.2
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    INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement,
    related to 4,067,597 Common Shares, of The Mead Corporation on Form S-3 of
    our report dated January 25, 1996, appearing in the Annual Report on Form
    10-K of The Mead Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1995 and to the
    reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part
    of this Registration Statement.

                                        /s/ Deloitte & Touche llp


    Dayton, Ohio
    November 12, 1996