EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in each Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (file numbers 33-5456, 33-38590, 33-39374, 33-53763 and
33-53899) of CLARCOR Inc. and Subsidiaries of our report dated January 8, 2002
relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the Annual
Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated January 8, 2002 relating to the financial statement schedule, which
appears in this Form 10-K.

                                         /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
February 15, 2002