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 24, 1997, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of P. H. Glatfelter Company and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1996. DELOITTE & TOUCHE L.L.P. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 2, 1997